Prosperity comes, and it announces to you the will of God that you thank God. Disaster comes and announces to you God’s will: be patient in suffering. And obedience may appear not only in your acting according to the will of God, but also in not acting contrary to the will of God, especially if you suffer by God’s will without complaining. Find the courage to answer the messenger of this most exalted lot: “let it be according to thy word.” But learn also to say, when you see your cross, Not as I will, but as You will, O Heavenly Father!
