2 Corinthians 1:8-9 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 
Life will bring trials and tribulations; some of them extremely severe, but all of them are designed to bring us closer to God in the end. Lord, thank You for Your grace and peace in my life. Amen.