The Religion of My Father, Jimmy Lai

From the beginnings of their religion, Christians have considered tribulation as, paradoxically, a boon – a supply of purification and power. "Blessed are you when males revile you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil towards you falsely on my account," Jesus taught on the Mount of Beatitudes (Mt 5:11). Saint Paul equally promised that "in every little thing God works for good" (Rm 8:28).