Suffering is a great grace; through suffering the soul becomes like the Savior; in suffering love becomes crystallized; the greater the suffering, the purer the love .
St. Faustina Kowalska
Source: Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul
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