Many are searching for release from pain, hoping for peace to follow healing. The despairing plea "If this pain would only go away, I could be at peace" is not uncommon.
In fact, when we know of someone who is having to confront such a challenge, it's only natural that we want to reach out for God's help and see the deep comfort and power of divine Love at work. When I had to face such a condition in my own life, I began to realize that I couldn't simply wait for the pain to stop before I found the peace that I longed for.
As I began to see the immediacy of God's love—that there are no human conditions that can shut such love out of our lives—I experienced a peace that wasn't passively waiting for conditions to change. What a comfort this was!
