I saw the river over which every soul must pass to reach the kingdom of heaven and the name of the river was suffering; And I saw a boat which carries souls across the river and the name of the boat was love.  (St. John of the Cross)

Each soul must pass over a river, and suffering will be its name,
It’s the river that leads to the Kingdom, the Kingdom which Christ did proclaim.
But the boat in which we must travel is a heaven-sent boat from above.
It’s a boat full of hope and mercy.   And the name of the boat is love.