A Hammer, a Chisel and a File

Every experience that God 

    allows to happen to us, 

that God gives to us 

    as the bountiful gifts 

      of his love and his mercy 

         and his grace;

Every single experience 

    without exception

         can be a Gateway to Joy

IF we Accept it from His hands,

    Thank Him for it,

         and offer it back to Him.

                                  - Elisabeth Elliot 

When a thing cuts across

    our natural desires,

        see in it a chance to die. 

                                  - Amy Carmichael