"But he knows the way I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold."

"Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to only God, our Savior through Christ Jesus our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority before all time, now and forever. Amen."

"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to him."

"Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall! My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. But this I call to mid and therefore I have hope: the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every  morning; great is your faithfulness. 'The Lord is my portion,' says my soul, 'therefore I will hope in him.'"

"For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet, you have brought us out to a place of abundance."