Sorrow was not to be feared

"I discovered that sorrow was not to be feared but rather endured
with hope and expectancy that God would use it to bless my life."
- Jill Briscoe

"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings,
because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
perseverance, character; and character, hope.
And hope does not disappoint us,
because God has poured out his love into our hearts."
Romans 5:3-5

World full of suffering

“Although the world is full of suffering,
it is also full of the overcoming of it.”
- Helen Keller

"I have told you these things,
so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart! I have overcome the world."
John 16:33