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April 2010

Walking by Faith, and Pain

4/18/2010

 
For we walk by faith, not by sight. 
II Corinthians 5:7


Last night, by the grace of God, I made it to church. I had to hobble a long ways using a pair of crutches...
I had to climb a hill and stumble down a couple of corridors. I was in a lot of pain. But I made it.

Because of my injury I haven't been in church all week. So it was good to be back, and to be warmly greeted by both my fellow prisoners and the guests, the latter who traveled from New Jersey to fellowship with us.

Yet I was surprised when brother Philip, who is the assistant pastor, asked me to oversee the service. I was hoping he'd do it because I've been feeling weak. But Philip insisted. Therefore I hobbled my way to the pulpit, albeit reluctantly.

I opened the service with a prayer and then read a passage from Paul's letter to the Ephesians. I spoke for about seven minutes on spiritual warfare. And when I was finished I promptly handed the service over to our guests.

Later I joked that, while the Bible tells us to walk by faith, many times we'll find that a lot of pain gets added to this walk, which is what I've been experiencing right now in my own life. It's been a walk of faith mixed with plenty of physical pain. Everyone laughed at this. But it's true. The life of a Christian is by no means pain or problem free. However the good part is that Christ is with us. His grace is always more than sufficient for any situation.

D.B.

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