"Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: . . . ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, I will give thee a crown of life." -REV. ii. 10.
THEN, O my soul, be ne'er afraid,
On Him who thee and all things made
Do thou all calmly rest;
Whate'er may come, where'er we go,
Our Father in heavens must know
In all things what is best.
-PAUL FLEMMING
GUIDE me, O Lord, in all the changes and varieties of the world; that in all things that shall happen, I may have an evenness and tranquillity of spirit; that my soul may be wholly resigned to Thy divinest will and pleasure, never murmuring at Thy gentle chastisements and fatherly correction. Amen
-JEREMY TAYLOR
THOU art never at any time nearer to God than when under tribulation; which He permits for the purification and beautifying of thy soul.
M. MOLINOS
PRIZE inward exercises, griefs, and troubles; and let faith and patience have their perfect work in them.
I. PENINGTON
