I then reflected, that as God, who was not only righteous but omnipotent, had thought fit thus to punish and afflict me, so He was able to deliver me: that if He did not think fit to do so, it was my unquestioned duty to resign myself absolutely and entirely to His will; and, on the other hand, it was my duty also to hope in Him, pray to Him, and quietly to attend to the dictates and directions of His daily providence.
Pensé que si Dios, que era justo y omnipotente, había considerado correcto castigarme y afligirme, también podía salvarme y, si esto no le parecía justo, mi deber era acatar completamente su voluntad. Por otro lado, también era mi deber tener fe en Él, rezarle y esperar con calma los dictados y órdenes de su Providencia cada día.