Pain Isolates
Our abilities to think are severely clouded.
I first posted this same title back on January 18, 2022. It was, at that time, simply a list of thoughts:
1. Pain isolates.
2. We cannot completely understand another’s pain in the same way we cannot completely understand the complexity of anyone else’s past or personality. And marriage never fixes this.
3. Even though we cannot share pain directly, we can support one another by being quiet, gentle, and prayerful.
4. The greater the pain, the longer the recovery and the more components usually necessary to reach a healthy outcome.
5. The deepest recovery comes from within our spiritual centers where God can touch us, and we can touch him.
It is interesting to me now, as I read over these ideas again, how helpful they might be to someone in pain. Who wants long-winded explanations when they are hurting?
Which brings me to this thought today.
Pain is inevitable. There are different kinds, certainly, but that doesn’t matter that much if you are the one experiencing it.
Pain hurts.
It distracts.
And it isolates us as we curl up and hold on as best we can for the pain to lift.
Time sometimes is all we need.
And then there are other times when we need much more.
In many ways, pain is unexpected, and it is this part we might not be able to prepare for very well.
On the other hand, I believe there is wisdom in learning the lessons of pain as early in life as possible.
And who are our best teachers?
Those in pain who are handling it with grace. We are wise to pray for them and give them our attention.
