“Thus it is in hell; they would die, but they cannot. The wicked shall be always dying but never dead; the smoke of the furnacedascends for ever and ever. Oh! who can endure thus to be ever upon the rack? This word "ever" breaks the heart. Wicked men do now think the Sabbaths long, and think a prayer long; but oh! how long will it be to lie in hell for ever and ever?” ThinkingMenHeartLongChristianLyingDiesPrayerBreakHellDyingBlessingEndureChristian LifeSmokeWickedSabbathRacksChastisementWicked Man Author:Thomas Watson
“Not only was Cain called upon to suffer, but because of his wickedness, he became the father of an inferior race. A curse was placed upon him and that curse has been continued through his lineage and must do so while time endures...” WorldFeelsHas BeensMadeSoulSufferingFatherBlackRaceMillionsMankindThis WorldBlessingSkinsEndurePrivilegeCurseDeniedInferiorsWickednessCursedInferiorityDescendantsPriesthoodCainLineageBlack Skin Author:Joseph Fielding Smith
“With each spring comes new life, energy and green growth. In summer comes the sun, warm, kind and enduring. Fall brings its canvas of color in careful, gentle change. Winter brews into faithful strength, beauty in pure white. And then comes you. You are all that Nature offers, a blessing, a gift.. You are the fifth season.” KindFallEnergyGrowthWhiteSunColorBlessingOffersPureSummerSpringSeasonsGreenEndureWinterCarefulWarmGentleFaithfulCanvasNew LifeFifth Book:The Wednesday Letters: A Novel Source: The Wednesday Letters: A Novel
“The saints should always remember that God sees not as man sees; that he does not willingly afflict his children, and that if he requires them to endure present privation and trial, it is that they may escape greater tribulations which would otherwise inevitably overtake them. If He deprives them of any present blessing, it is that he may bestow upon them greater and more glorious ones by-and by.” IfsMenShouldMayChildrenDoeRememberGreaterBlessingEndureSaintTrialsGloriousTribulationLds Author:George Q. Cannon
“Bless them that persecute you.' If our enemy cannot put up with us any longer and takes to cursing us, our immediate reaction must be to lift up our hands and bless him. Our enemies are the blessed of the Lord. Their curse can do us no harm. May their poverty be enriched with all the riches of God, with the blessing of Him whom they seek to oppose in vain. We are ready to endure their curses so long as they redound to their blessing.” IfsMayLongHandsCan DoLordEnemyPovertyReadyBlessingBlessedEndureHarmRichesReactionsLiftsVainCurseBlessCursing Book:The Cost of Discipleship Source: The Cost of Discipleship
“For a Christian to defy adversities is to "despise" chastisement. Instead of hardening himself to endure stoically, there should be a melting of the heart.” ShouldHeartChristianBlessingAdversityEndureChristian LifeDespiseMeltingChastisement Book:Comfort for Christians Source: Comfort for Christians
“America, our endless blessings bestow an enduring burden. But as Americans, we welcome our responsibility to lead.” AmericaResponsibilityBlessingEndureBurdenEndlessWelcomeIslamic Author:Barack Obama
“By Allah, whenever I endure any adversity I gain four blessings of Allah in exchange. The first of them is, when the adversity is not caused by my sin (virtue is earned). The second, when the adversity is not greater than my sin (virtue is earned). The third, when I am not deprived of contentment (virtue is earned). And the fourth, I hope for virtues thereby.” FirstsWisdomSinVirtueGreaterFourBlessingGainsThirdsAdversityEndureIslamicContentmentFourthDeprived Author:Umar