The Homily contains an eloquent exhortation to Christian fortitude in calamity, and concludes with the charge to look beyond present grief to future felicity.  “Hast thou dishonour?  Look to the glory which through patience is laid up for thee in heaven.  Hast thou suffered loss?  Fix thine eyes on the heavenly riches, and on the treasure which thou hast put by for thyself through thy good works.  Hast thou suffered exile?  Thy fatherland is the heavenly Jerusalem.  Hast thou lost a child?  Thou hast angels, with whom thou shalt dance about the throne of God, and shalt be glad with everlasting joy.  Set expected joys over against present griefs, and thus thou wilt preserve for thyself that calm and quiet of the soul whither the injunction of the Apostle calls us.  Let not the brightness of human success fill thy soul with immoderate joy; let not grief bring low thy soul’s high and lofty exaltation through sadness and anguish.  Thou must be trained in the lessons of this life before thou canst live the calm and quiet life to come.  Thou wilt achieve this without difficulty, if thou keep ever with thee the charge to rejoice alway.  Dismiss the worries of the flesh.  Gather together the joys of the soul.  Rise above the sensible perception of present things.  Fix thy mind on the hope of things eternal.  Of these the mere thought suffices to fill the soul with gladness, and to plant in our hearts the happiness of angels.”