“Our Lord and Savior lifted up his voice and said with incomparable majesty: ‘Let all men know that grace comes after tribulation. Let them know that without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. Let them know that the gifts of grace increase as the struggles increase.’”

                                    ~St. Rose of Lima

For Reflection: 

How have I seen grace come after a tribulation I have suffered? How does this help me to accept a current trial in my life?

Experience Grace In Abundance: Ten Strategies for Your Spiritual Life NEW! by Johnnette Benkovic Pb 304 pages Click Here For More Information:                 STRATEGY FIVE

HOPE:  THE VIRTUE OF PERILOUS TIMES

...G.K. Chesterton...wrote: 'As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is a mere flattery or platitude; it is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a strength at all. Like all the Christian virtues, it is as unreasonable as it is indispensable.'...When everything natural tells us to give up and give in, hope springs from the eternal and tells us to hang in and hang on.