I’ve received a bunch of reminders lately from those very close to me that I might be spending too much time dwelling on the pain I’ve been enduring for what seems like an eternity now. The fact is, what they’re telling me is absolutely true. I’ve found myself quite a bit in recent weeks talking, writing, and musing on my pain and health issues, and in all honesty, it hasn’t helped me to deal with it much. So when I spoke to my sister the other day about this very issue, she read me a daily reflection from one of her own spiritual books that I felt really helped, especially the prayer at the end of it. Because of this, I’ve decided to include an excerpt of it for today’s entry, as I know it has a positive spiritual message for me on what I’m currently going through in life…
“…Maybe God wrote our pain so His glory could be displayed in our lives today. Allow God to shift your focus from pain to His glory. He promises to show up and arrange circumstances – so He is your hero. Pain may lead to a cascade of spiritual blessing. Drudgery may be the backdrop for extravagant compassion. The God who writes the pain is with us. He writes with purpose and love – and with our supreme benefit in mind.”
“Dear God, Author of life and each day, help me trust You with my pain. I beg You to take it away – but if my pain brings You glory, I ask You to take my focus off myself and help me turn my thoughts to You.”
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson