The true lessons of endurance cannot be taught in books or sermons, but only by continual trials over an extended period of time. Any hardship will do, since it is not the extent of difficulty that results in endurance but the continuous mindset by which it is handled. The task easily becomes wearisome without the Savior's hand, but as time goes on and my steps are more closely matched with His, the silences where perseverance is most needed are like that of two friends walking alongside the road who gain strength to carry on from the mere presence of one another.

And so I continue onwards in His grace.