"What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him, Receive your sight; your faith has made you well."

Luke 18:41-42

"Bodily and spiritual affliction are the surest sign of Divine predilection. Gratitude for suffering is a precious jewel for our heavenly crown... Man should always firmly believe that God sends just that trial which is most beneficial for him."

- St. Gertrude the Great