Every commonplace event now becomes a mystery because it is the bearer of the Divine Will. Nothing is insignificant or dull — everything can be sanctified, just as goats and sheep, fish and wheat, grapes and eyes of needles, were given dignity as parables of the Kingdom of God. Things the worldly-wise would trample under foot become as precious to saints as pearls, for they see "sermons in stones and good in everything." Even the bitterest of life's punishments are known to be joys in the making, rare spiritual treasures underneath their harsh and ugly appearances.
— Fulton J. Sheen, Lift Up Your Heart