Saint Francis was suffering from a serious eye condition, he was in a lot of pain and when finally he could have drifted of the sleep from exhaustion , he could not because on the matte in the simple little house mice were running all over .

In the morning his companions felt sorry for him because he was living in such distress . This is how he answered them :” If someone goes into battle with a great King and there he partakes in the battle , he goes short of many things receives serious wounds , yet he still takes on the the great trials because the King will reward him “ The God given reward  abundantly compensate one for all suffering .

Father Csaba 

translated by dr k.e.