Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

Thus God manifests His glory and majesty in our weakness, therefore He casts us out into the desert, that is, He casts us down, so that we are deserted of all creatures and can see no help. We even think that God Himself has utterly forsaken us. For as He acts toward Christ, even so does He acts towards us. It does not run smoothly.—Martin Luther, Day by Day, p. 123.