The Purpose of Pain

July 8, 2008

I had lunch with a friend recently and he expressed a feeling of spiritual suffering and confusion that I related to. I told him that my prayers lately have largely just been, “Save me, Lord. Save me. I’ve got a Problem I can’t comprehend, fix, fight against, or even stand under. All I know, Lord, is that you’re my only source of salvation. Lord Jesus, please pray to the Father on my behalf. Holy Spirit, intercede for me with groans that words cannot express. I don’t know what to pray. Save me. Save me.”

Perhaps this prayer is the point of all my pain, and the reason for my suffering. I thank God for all the things that me closer to Him—and Pain is chief among them.

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