Living With Chronic Pain – Spiritual Healing – Deer In The Headlights
Good Morning! It’s early here – around 7:00 am. Mountain time.
I’ve been awake for hours due to pain. Right when I’m soaring like an eagle, my being becomes tested again, like a silversmith taking his fiery blowtorch to a sword, then wiping away the dross and doing the process over and over until you can see your reflection clearly from the silver in the armor.
How do I really cope? No medications today. I’m exhausted. But I pray and praise God for many of His comforting words in scripture. His syllables and vowels and verbs are alive this morning, such as found in one of His verses, “This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me” (Psalm 119:50, NASB).
On the way to the office this morning I stopped by Starbuck’s. On the adjacent road from the store, a large buck apparently crossing the street was struck by a Toyota 4-Runner. The truck was totaled by the collision with the deer. As for the deer, he laid on the side of the road with his head tilt because of the huge size of his rack. Perhaps somewhat exhausted and fatigued by some recent deaths, I shed a few tears as the manager of the Starbuck’s store looked my way and acknowledged likewise. Recently, she lost a family member and we have exchanged our stories and have openly shared our grief. By the way, she always treats me well, making my morning cocktail perfectly.
As tragic as this incident was this morning, it serves as a reminder about the shortness of life. And also, it punctuates the point that we need to live each day as fully as possible. As for the connections we make, it’s quite apparent that suffering creates an indivisible bond of friendship, whereby we can fully appreciate life more so even when witnessing death.
So today, I choose to rejoice, not complaining or dwelling in self-pity. I share this personally with you to explain the reality of life for Gordon Selley.
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To your health, Gordon Selley
