"Strange that so few come to the woods to see how the pine lives and grows and spires, lifting its evergreen arms to the light – to see its perfect success."
~ Henry David Thoreau ~
Affliction, our attitude during

Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Commentary: This verse does not say we are to be joyful with or when we are afflicted. It says that we are only to be patient with our affliction, but joyful in the hope and we are instructed to pray (communicate what is on our hearts to God).