A friend of mine put the following on his Facebook page:
N. likes.... "In Soviet Russia" jokes ("In America you can always find a party; in Soviet Russia, the party finds YOU!" "In America you listen to man on radio; in Soviet Russia, man on radio listens to YOU!" "In America you assassinate the president; in Soviet Russia, president assassinates YOU!). So he can't help loving St Cyprian's praise for the 'white robed army': "You did not yield to torture, torture yielded to you!"
To die for the faith does not always mean to suffer the pains of torture and death. Few of us are given that grace. To die for the faith means often suffering family, friends, colleagues in their weaknesses and foibles. To be able to forgive and forget, bite the tongue instead of going to battle, to make allowances and giving the benefit of the doubt can be as painful spiritually as enduring the trials of martyrs.
"Lord, I'd happily suffer and die for you, but please, please, please don't ask me to share the cell with.....?"
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