“Damn right. But read through the end of the book. It’s not over until we win.”
Yes — praise God! We DO win in the end. Without this truth, there are many days when it would feel very hopeless.
Well, God does, you'd think. But we?
In the film, "A Man for All Seasons" the martyrdom of Sir Thomas More is given parallels the death of Socrates. Socrates says, who of us goes the the better lot is known only to God. More, in contrast, says to the executioner, be confident to carry out your task, you send me to a better place. Ora et labora.