Perseverance

A person standing on top of a green mossy rock formation in a cave with hands outstretched beneath a beam of light entering the cave with the quote: “A belief in the immortality of the human soul, of the survival of the person beyond death, is one of the most important expressions of human hope.”—Fr. Benedict Joseph Groeschel, Tears of God: Persevering in the Face of Great Sorrow or Catastrophe
A Belief in the Immortality
Dramatic time lapse of an outstretched hand catching water and creating a splash in the palm with the quote: "It is from tears, freely flowing, that once-jagged rocks are transformed into polished stones. And in this truth, I bow low and, for the trials, the storms, the laboring and loss, give thanks."—Jennifer Hubbard, Magnificat
I Bow Low and Give Thanks
Silhouette of two inverted mesas at dawn with a cross with the quote: "Faith is the face-to-face [with God] in darkness.”—Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity, I Have Found God: Complete Works Volume II, Letters from Carmel, Anne Englund Nash, Tr.
Face-to-Face
The sun shining through a tiny crack in the clouds, illuminating a forest valley with a golden light with the quote: Lord, grant me light to see the truth, wisdom to love what I see, and courage to walk the way of the truth every day of my life.—Kingdom Compass
Grant Me Light
A man praying at his desk in front of his computer with his fingers interlaced with the quote: "Even if the work of each day has been perfectly achieved we don’t know what use the Lord is going to make of it…and if it is extremely clumsy and poorly done we know even less how it will be used. All we know is that anything surrendered to God is never lost."—Servant of God Madeleine Delbrêl, The Joy of Believing
Never Lost
Silhouette of a man thinking in front of a colorful background with the quote: You are not a failure just because things turn out differently from what you desired. Keep discouragement out of your heart, no matter how hopeless matters may appear.—My Daily Bread
You Are Not a Failure
A person standing on top of a sea stack in Tintagel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Sea stacks can also be referred to simply as stacks, and resemble other rock formations not found by the sea, which can go by several names, such as pinnacle / column / spire / needle / natural tower / tower or hoodoo / tent rock / fairy chimney / earth pyramid with the quote: "Any kind of difficult situation is a trial of faith. I may feel alone and helpless in the face of such trials. Yet the truth is really quite different, paradoxically different. In these highly difficult moments, God is actually closest to me."—Fr. Tadeusz Dajczer, The Mystery of Faith: Meditations on the Eucharist
A Trial of Faith
A Christian man holding the Holy Bible towards the camera with the quote: In everything we commend ourselves as ministers of God... we are treated as deceivers and yet are truthful; as unrecognized and yet acknowledged; as dying and behold we live; as chastised and yet not put to death; as sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing and yet possessing all things.—2 Corinthians 4, 8-10 (NABRE)
Ministers of God
2 Corinthians 4, 8-10
Closeup of a clenched fist, representing an angry person (rage, wrath, impatience, frustration) with the quote: Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.—Ephesians 4:31-32 (RSVCE)
Be Kind
Two boats (canoes) docked in a foggy pond or lake with the quote: “Let God push your boat out into the deep waters, toward the unfathomable depths of the interior life.”—Diary of Saint Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul
Let God Push Your Boat