Hops, Teasels and puffed up orange Zinnias

In the Word the Saviour is revealed in all His beauty and loveliness. Every soul will find comfort and consolation in the Bible, which is full of promises concerning what God will do for the one who comes into right relation to Him. Especially will the sick be comforted by hearing the Word; for in giving the Scriptures God has given to mankind a leaf from the tree of life, which is for the healing of the nations. How can anyone who reads the Scriptures or has heard them read, lose his interest in heavenly things, and find pleasure in amusements and enchantments of the world. E.G.White

The nature of the Holy Spirit is a mystery. It is not a conclusive evidence that a person is a Christian because he manifests spiritual ecstacy under extraordinary circumstances, Holiness is not rapture: it is an entire surrender of the will to God; it is living by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God, it is doing the will of our heavenly Father; it is trusting God in trial, in darkness as well as light; it is walking by faith and not by sight, it is relying on God with unquestioning confidence, and resting in His love.

E.G.White The Acts of the Apostles 50,51