“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong” 2 Corinthians 12:10 . . . When we are attacked by weakness, sickness, and grief, then our strength will be made perfect; and our faith will be crowned if …
“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us” Hebrews 12:1 . “Let us consider the patience of holy men and women, how they willingly endured long periods of fasting, vigil and various other physical hardships …
