Thoughts about Pain and Joy
“Trust in God at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us.”
--A call to faith, Psalm 62: 8
Prayers for Healing, edited by Maggie Oman, is a book that offers 365 blessings, poems and meditations from the people of various faith traditions. It is grouped by the seasons of the year and this week, we are receiving prayers from the Summer Section. Today, May Sarton offers some words of wisdom worthy of your thought and meditation:
“Pain is the great teacher.
I woke before dawn with this thought,
Joy and happiness are what we take and do not question.
They are beyond question, maybe. A matter of being.
But, pain forces us to think, and to make connections, to sort out what is what,
to discover what has been happening to cause it.
And, curiously enough, pain draws us to other human beings in a significant way,
whereas joy or happiness to some extent, isolates.”
Today, as you encounter others in their pain, may your life and their lives be strengthened by the significance of your time together.
A prayer: Holy One, teach me to be present with others in their pain. Amen.
--Ben Keckler
08.12.10
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