10/19/2022 I know there are people who hurt worse than I do and I wish that helped with my pain but it doesn’t. Pain can not really be measured by either comparison with other people or with other times pain was experienced. The pain of this moment is unique and must be faced not with numbers showing how much you are hurting but with hope and by treating others with a grace you do not feel.

We must remember pain is not bad or evil but is a warning sign we too often ignore to our peril. Lepers feel little if any pain in the outer parts of their body and some parts can be destroyed without the warning of pain. Pain is the friend you need but don’t want to spend a lot of time with.