The following is a prayer of gratitude by Rev. Yang-won Sohn at the funeral of his two sons, who during "The 1948 Yeo-soon Rebellion" were brutally murdered by a left-wing student, whom, eventually, was adopted by Rev. Sohn and transformed by his love:
My God, I thank You, for having allowed martyrs to be born
in the family of sinners such as mine.
My Lord, I thank You for having entrusted me,
out of countless believers, with such precious treasures.
Among my three sons and three daughters,
I thank You for my blessings
through which I could offer You my two most beautiful children,
my oldest and second oldest sons.
I thank You for the martyrdom for two of my children,
when the martyrdom of one child in itself
is much more precious than I could bear.
I thank You for the martyrdom of my sons who were shot to death
while they were preaching the gospel,
when dying peacefully on his deathbed in itself
is a tremendous blessing for a believer.
I thank You for my heart is at peace as my sons,
who had been preparing to go and study in America,
are now in a place that is much better than America.
God, I thank You for giving me a heart of love
for repentance of the enemy who murdered my sons
and compelling me to adopt him as my own son.
My Father God, I thank you
for there will now be countless more sons of heaven
through the fruit of the martyrdom of my sons.
I thank and thank Our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has given me these eight truths in times of such adversity,
the joyful heart seeking faith and love,
and the faith that provides me with composure.
From "My Father Rev. Yang-won Sohn" written by Rev. Yang-won Sohn's daughter Donghee Sohn
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Manmin News 
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