Leo Tolstoy wrote, “If you feel pain, you are alive. If you feel other people’s pain, you are a human being.” I experience both daily.
We think of physical pain as a bad thing that needs to be controlled, but it is actually a symptom of something wrong with our body. It is our body’s cry for help. Medical science used to seek to find the root cause of the pain and correct that. Now, they want to try to relieve the pain without correcting the source of the problem. As a result, many seem to have become pill pushers.
Mental, emotional and spiritual pain are more complicated because the source is usually something or someone in our environment. That cause may not be easily controlled, or may be out of our control altogether. Thankfully, through our Creator, we have both the diagnosis and the cure for whatever is ailing us. All we have to do is approach Him in prayer and listen with our spirit for His remedy.
Jesus suffered physical pain,mental anguish,and the spiritual pain of separation from his Father while on the cross. The word “excruciating” describes the intensity of pain during crucifixion. Then add to that the burden of bearing the sins of the world, including yours and mine. Jesus understands our pain and brings us through it stronger than before.
I’m sorry you know so much pain! Thanks for teaching through your suffering! You are a true Christ follower!