Accomplish Quote by John Piper
“The suffering of sickness and the suffering of persecution have this in common: they are both intended by Satan for the destruction of our faith, and governed by God for the purifying of our faith... Christ sovereignly accomplishes His loving, purifying purpose, by overruling Satan's destructive attempts. Satan is always aiming to destroy our faith; but Christ magnifies His power in weakness.”
![“I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies, to compel [Christians] into unity, by persecution even. Satan is without doubt nothing else than a hammer in the hand of a benevolent and severe God.” quote by C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/658/c-s-lewis-2-132_believe_i-could-well-believe-that-it-is-god-s-in_1955340.jpg)
![“Christ transforms the meaning and value of suffering from something to be feared or at best endured into something redemptive [and transformative].” quote by Peter Kreeft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/38a/peter-kreeft-820_christ_christ-transforms-the-meaning-and-value_1817522.jpg)
![“[The Community's] crosses and trials give me confidence. But I derive my hope above all, and most especially, from our utter incapacity, for it is always upon nothingness that God is pleased to rear His works. If at any day we accomplish some good here, the glory will certainly be His alone, since…” quote by Theodore Guerin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2b8/theodore-guerin-54729_accomplish_the-community-s-crosses-and-trials-give_7176.jpg)
