Voices we hear: Modern and Ancient
Modern:
"So no matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep your head up, and handle it." - Tupac Shadur
Ancient:
"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given to us." St. Paul, Romans 5:3-5