My friends, because Jesus endured the cross, He has given us the power to endure whatever we must face in life. Even when the sky grows dark and we feel abandoned by all we love, God is there with comfort and healing. Never alone; never forsaken; always loved. That is the promise of the cross. Don't ever lose heart. Look to the cross and victorious King, who conquered sin and death on it. He has overcome the world.

We best learn patience by practicing it.

The readiest way to escape from our sufferings is, to be willing they should endure as long as God pleases.

Suffering is unbearable if you aren't certain that God is for you and with you.

Suffering is actually at the heart of the Christian story.

To bear all kinds of tortures without a murmur of resentment is not possible for a human being without the strength that comes from God.