As Thy Day Is, Thy Strength Shall Be

"Under the reign of paganism, a Christian, notwithstanding her pregnancy, was condemned to die for her profession. The day before her execution she fell into labour, and crying out in her pangs, the jailor insulted her, saying, 'If you make a noise today, how will you endure a violent death tomorrow?' To this she replied, 'Today I suffer what is ordinary and have only ordinary assistance; tomorrow I am to suffer what is more than ordinary and shall have, I believe, more than ordinary assistance.' Oh! woman, great was thy faith!"