Joy in Sufferings

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, …

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; …

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.

I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, …

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.