The best prescription for any pain is trust in your Savior.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. On days when I have pain with no relief, it’s hard to keep my spirits bright. But during such times, you and I must open the Gospels and learn from Jesus and how he approached suffering. Like when he was on the cross. Mark 15 says, “Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.” You know that drink [like Vicodin] would have softened the edges of his suffering, but Jesus determined that his sacrifice on our behalf would not be soothed, even for a little bit; he would not stop short of what he had undertaken to suffer for our salvation. Jesus would embrace the full horror of our human misery. That speaks to me, especially when I’m dealing with pain. It reminds me that if I can honor Jesus by choosing a trusting, yielding attitude in my pain, then so be it. Because the best prescription for any pain is trust in your Savior.
© Joni and Friends