amid the darkness the Light shone, but the darkness did not master it.

amid honour and dishonour, amid evil report and good report, an 'impostor' but honest,

Amid a severe ordeal of trouble, their overflowing joy and their deep poverty together have poured out a flood of rich generosity;

then, amid all my own distress and trouble, I was cheered ??this faith of yours encouraged me.

but let one who is rich exult in being lowered; for the rich will pass away like the flower of the grass ??11 up comes the sun with the scorching wind and withers the grass, its flower drops off, and the splendour of it is ruined: so shall the rich fade away amid their pursuits.