Moving through Pain

Decades of struggle with chronic, sometimes debilitating medical challenges have often led me to a very dark place, where pain and suffering consumed me and took away any semblance of a normal life. It is during these times that I think of and attempt to emulate people (like Saint Therese and Mother Teresa) who themselves had been able to transcend great difficulties in their lives through love, acceptance, and service to others. The examples set by these great people have provided comfort and feelings of hope for healing to me.