Consolation

“…Jesus allows struggle and difficulty in our lives and in our service to Him because He knows we can take it.  He knows we won’t quit.  He can lean on us.  Jesus needs to take His consolation where He can get it, so we must be at peace if He counts us as good friends who will accept a share of the cross with Him and continue to serve.”     --from Mist of Mercy, by Anne, a lay apostle