"Once as St Teresa of Avila was traveling to one of her convents she was knocked off her donkey and fell into the mud, injuring her leg.
"Lord," she said, "You couldn't have picked a worse time for this to happen. Why would You let this happen?"
A voice from heaven replied, "That is how I treat My friends."

She answered, "If this is the way You treat Your friends, it's no wonder why You have so few!"