“He called out, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’” Luke 18:38 (NIV) |
 Pain causes us to realize we are not in control. Pain makes us depend on someone or something other than ourselves. Pain has a way of making us cry out in a way we would not do otherwise. ... We cry out to God in acknowledgment that He is God and we are not. In doing so, we look to Him as controller of the outcome. We pray in faith, knowing that God is more than capable of answering our prayers, but we also accept the reality that He may not answer in the way we want. In doing so, God offers us a peace that persists in spite of the pain we endure. No matter what our pain is, God invites us to cry out to Him. Dear God, when I experience pain in this life, give me the courage to cry out to You. Help me to trust that You are greater than the pain I experience, and Your peace can exist in spite of the pain I face. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. [more...] |