More than that,

we rejoice in our sufferings,

knowing that

  suffering produces endurance,

and endurance produces character,

and character produces hope,

and hope does not disappoint us,

because God's love

  has been poured into our hearts

through the Holy Spirit

which has been given us.

                     Romans 5. 3-5

(God's profound purposes,

              even in this.

Nothing is random,

nothing unused,

nothing left over,

all used for His glory,

His kingdom,

His grace in this world).