It is during the times of adversity and trial when we get to know ourselves better... whether we are strong or weak... whether we have character or not... whether we stick to our valued principles or we give in...

Every disability conceals a vocation, if only we can find it, which will 'turn the necessity to glorious gain.

Affliction is a good man's shining time.

Memories of the past year came tumbling down on me. The recent changes and reverses were almost overwhelming. I was learning that life flowed like a river. When the run-off was normal, the water ran smoothly. But if there came a downpour, it gushed. In the likeness to a flooding river, life events were caught up in the course of the devouring stream.

To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility.

Our most significant opportunities will be found in times of greatest difficulty.