There is no magic cure for a person in pain. Mainly, such a person needs love, for love instinctively detects what is needed. Wounded people who have been broken by suffering ask for only one thing: a HEART that loves and commits itself to them, a HEART full of hope for them, not knowledge and wisdom.
People who are suffering, whether from physical or psychological pain, often feel an oppressive sense of aloneness. They feel abandoned because they must bear the pain alone and no one else quite understands. Loneliness increases the fear, which in turn increases the pain, and downward spiral.
Name and think about 3 fears you have.
There is a story of a man going to a funeral home to pay his respects to the family of an acquaintance. By mistake he ended up in the wrong parlor. It held the body of an elderly man, and his widow was the only mourner present. She seemed so lonely that the man decided to stay for the funeral. He even drove with her to the cemetery.
At the end of the graveside service, as he and the woman were driving away, he finally confessed that he had not known her husband. “I thought as much,” said the widow. “I didn’t recognize you. But it doesn’t really matter.” She squeezed his arm so hard it hurt. “You’ll never, ever know what this means to me.
We all feel helpless at times; you don’t have to be sick to feel that way. What tends to make you feel helpless?
What kind of messages should get-well cards include? What do we really want to communicate to suffering people?
Design your own card
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