Some and I would venture to say many of us are not healed of our afflictions. Sometimes they pile on, one after another.
When Paul, Jesus' disciple, was not cured of the "thorn in his flesh" despite his pleas, God told him:
My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. (2 Corinthians:12)
Did this mean his life was over? No, the life that was clearly his purpose had to continue in spite of whatever this "thorn" was. If you are struggling with chronic pain and persistent health problems, you can be the eyes, and ears, and hands of God, no matter what you do, or don't do, and whomever you meet. At the end of our days, we might be able to say that we were good stewards of our pain, no matter how hard a journey this has been.
To hear more about the stewardship of pain, you may want to listen to this talk by one of my favorite spiritual writers, Frederick Buechner:
https://youtu.be/73hdH1_z2ps?si=JisQ4xQOsoqw80wM
When Paul, Jesus' disciple, was not cured of the "thorn in his flesh" despite his pleas, God told him:
My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. (2 Corinthians:12)
Did this mean his life was over? No, the life that was clearly his purpose had to continue in spite of whatever this "thorn" was. If you are struggling with chronic pain and persistent health problems, you can be the eyes, and ears, and hands of God, no matter what you do, or don't do, and whomever you meet. At the end of our days, we might be able to say that we were good stewards of our pain, no matter how hard a journey this has been.
To hear more about the stewardship of pain, you may want to listen to this talk by one of my favorite spiritual writers, Frederick Buechner:
https://youtu.be/73hdH1_z2ps?si=JisQ4xQOsoqw80wM