Pain [ 1 Peter 1 v 6- 7 ]

No one likes pain,yet generally speaking pain is a good thing, it is a message from our bodies telling us there is something wrong. One of the difficulties about having leprosy is one cannot feel pain in different parts of the body, so if you damage your foot you would not know it , so infection sets in, and you loose your toes. What about painful experiences ?, when we recieve hurts from others, or we loose our jobs, or our homes, is that a good thing, let me say, those things in themselves are not good, and we all need to pray for those who are experiencing such things, what I would say is this, keep trusting , know that God is in control, that inspite of everything ,He loves you. I feel I should share a poem with you, that means a lot to me it goes,/ Not till the loom is silent, and the shuttles cease to fly, shall God unroll the canvas and explain the reason why. The dark threads are so needful, In the weavers skilful hand, As the threads of gold and silver, In the pattern He has planned. [ Loving Heavenly Father help us to continue to trust YOU in our pain, be it the pain of loneliness, loss, frustrations, whatever, and help us to see that weeping only lasts for the night and that joy will come in the morning, in Jesus name we pray this Amen .]