I have been thinking a great deal about pain recently – probably because I’ve had a great deal of pain! I am approaching the 7th anniversary of my PMR diagnosis. PMR stands for Polymyalgia Rheumatica, which simply means “lots of pain everywhere caused by inflammation.”
I have had some great days and some awful ones, but mostly, it is simply some sort of pain somewhere every day. I would probably classify last week as “awful days.”
People who have never experienced chronic pain seldom understand how tiring and difficult it can be to just do the things other people do without giving a thought to the doing. Simply getting out of bed or a chair becomes a chore, or taking a short walk, or getting out of a car, or pushing a grocery cart. Routine tasks are no longer routine; they now take planning and perseverance.
Most of the time I push through … with the LORD’s help, but I would really like to wake up and find the pain gone forever. And I will one day …
… for now I cling to the most precious promise of God found in Revelation 21:4: “He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” [NLT]
Amen & Amen!