Limits of Pain
June 22, 2010
this sounds like a liturgy. and yet it is true that we are partakers both in christ’s riches and in his sufferings. and although we are not harmed by the second death, we too have been robbed, cheated, sexually abused, murdered and humiliated by the same devil we collectively unleashed on christ beforetime.
there is no natural limit to suffering, but the supernatural pain record was held by christ and surpassed by none in a world where god is both just and merciful.
you cannot experience more pain than the cross. if so, you will be sent into shock or pass out unconscious, by the supernatural unction of angelic pain-reduction methods which elude our detection. however, they must permit some pain to be felt so that we won’t be inclined to rip our heads off whenever we’re pissed at each other!
sometimes, i experience myself tempted with the attitude of “god why??” whenever i experience aches and pains, some pretty severe though probably more frightening! especially in this country where you can’t just go to a 24-hour walgreens or cvs! and i’m a pretty healthy guy, except for the occassional toothache or rash — and there’s always 24-hour ganja! k:)
k:) = jamaican smiley lol
k;) = jamaican chiney
but when i see it in its true context — that every pain we go through has a greater effect to remove pain from others, then we are able to suffer with a measure of gratitude for having suffered it, as hard as it may sound to someone who may be going through something, there are departments of angelic specialists working to minimize not just the physical, but the emotional aspects of suffering on every sufferer (christian or not!) without upsetting the balance of the world so that people don’t do vicious and bloody things to each other on a dare!
