There may be pain in the night, but joy comes in the morning.

You can’t experience healing 

if you’ve never been sick 

You can’t get muscles 

if you don’t even lift 

You can’t enjoy the morning 

if you never have night 

You can’t be courageous 

until you have some frights 

You can’t appreciate summer 

unless you’ve had a cold winter 

You can’t enjoy dinner 

until you experience hunger 

A plant cannot grow 

unless it’s been planted down in soil 

Peace wouldn’t be peaceful 

if you’ve never had turmoil 

You can’t make olive oil 

until the olive is crushed 

You can’t make wine 

until grapes start to rot 

You can’t make cheese 

unless milk begins to froth 

A holiday wouldn’t be a holiday 

if you always had days off 

God is faithful 

even through your dark days 

For without the darkness 

He wouldn’t be able to make a way