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When my grandfather passed away, we found a prayer book by Thomas Kempis in his room. This is “In the Time of Tribulation”
"Blessed, O Lord, be Thy name forever, Who hast been pleased that this trial and tribulation should come upon me. I cannot fly from it, but must of necessity fly to Thee that Thou mayest help me, and turn it to my good. Lord, I am now in tribulation, and my heart is not at ease, but I am much afflicted with my present suffering. And now, dear Father, what shall I say? I am caught, O Lord, in straitened circumstances: O save me from this hour. But for reason I came unto this hour, that Thou mightst be glorified when I shall be exceedingly humbled and delivered by Thee. May it please Thee, O Lord, to deliver me for poor wretch that I am, what can I do and whiter shall I go without Thee? Give me patience, O Lord, at this time also. Help me, O my God, and I will not fear how much soever I may be oppressed. And now in the midst of these things, what shall I say? Lord, Thy will be done. I have well deserved to be afflicted and troubled. I must needs bear it and would to God it may be with patience, till the storm pass over and it be better. But Thy almighty hand is able to take away from me this temptation also, and to moderate its violence, lest I quite sink under it, as Thou hast often done heretofore for me, O my God, my mercy! And the more difficult this is to me, the easier to Thee is this change of the right hand of the Most High.
"Blessed, O Lord, be Thy name forever, Who hast been pleased that this trial and tribulation should come upon me. I cannot fly from it, but must of necessity fly to Thee that Thou mayest help me, and turn it to my good. Lord, I am now in tribulation, and my heart is not at ease, but I am much afflicted with my present suffering. And now, dear Father, what shall I say? I am caught, O Lord, in straitened circumstances: O save me from this hour. But for reason I came unto this hour, that Thou mightst be glorified when I shall be exceedingly humbled and delivered by Thee. May it please Thee, O Lord, to deliver me for poor wretch that I am, what can I do and whiter shall I go without Thee? Give me patience, O Lord, at this time also. Help me, O my God, and I will not fear how much soever I may be oppressed. And now in the midst of these things, what shall I say? Lord, Thy will be done. I have well deserved to be afflicted and troubled. I must needs bear it and would to God it may be with patience, till the storm pass over and it be better. But Thy almighty hand is able to take away from me this temptation also, and to moderate its violence, lest I quite sink under it, as Thou hast often done heretofore for me, O my God, my mercy! And the more difficult this is to me, the easier to Thee is this change of the right hand of the Most High.