Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

In sorrow [the Christian] is joyful; in poverty he is rich; in the tribulations of the world, he is secure; in all the storms and commotions of this life he is tranquil; amidst the abuses and insults of men he is peaceful; and in the hour of death itself he lives! - Johann Gerhard, *Sacred Meditations* XXXII (True Peace of Soul)