I ran across this article and liked it so I wanted to share it.  A friend sent this to me a few years ago.  The author was unknown.

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are  high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh
When care is pressing you down a bit -
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a person turns about
When they might have won had they stuck it out,
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You many succeed with another blow.

Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

John 3:16  For God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
 but have everlasting life.