My all-purpose verse = Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
I think that just about covers every contingency!
My name is quite simple. It is Jan. However, coming from the Texas Panhandle, I pronounce my name with two syllables. The "correct" way to say my name is Jay-uhn. Thus, when I introduce myself as Jay-uhn, I am often misunderstood. "Jane, Janine?" people ask. "No," I respond, "just Jan."