If we are poor, or sick, or bereaved, or defamed, how delightful it is to know that it is the Lord, and not man, the Lord and not Satan, a friend and not an enemy, a most tender father and not a capricious master, who thus ordains. [JJTP]

If you cannot bear a reproach for religion, never call yourself a Christian. [TDOR]

Let us not make much ado about our sufferings. Our Master fared far worse. If personal innocence and unswerving benevolence could screen any one, our Lord had never met a rebuff. [ROOS]