Have you ever hiked or walked through a valley? Valleys can be wide-open places between mountains, but we mostly think of them as dark, narrow, and difficult. "Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, said the Billy Graham, "but fruit is grown in the valleys."[1] That fruit, or personal growth, forms when we turn toward God in our pain and then, to others.
[1] "Top 25 Valleys Quotes (of 842): A-Z Quotes." AZ Quotes, www.azquotes.com/quotes/topics/valleys.html.