“Consider it all joy, … when you encounter various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance....”
—James 1:2-3/ “My help comes from the LORD….” —Psalm 121:2

“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.”
– Samuel Johnson

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.
In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats,
so you can know who you are, what you can rise from,
how you can still come out of it.”
— Maya Angelou

(This composition combines three pictures taken today along with
two pictures from my files for the background.)


iPhone 14
ISO500 30mm Oev f1.9 1/17s full exif