Pain

“…making us feel guilty about what we cannot do is not helpful. Trust me, we probably would love to do everything thrown at us. But we can’t. Our bodies just will not let us. We know our boundaries. We have had to learn them through trial and (perhaps painful) error.” - Ref21

“Last spring, my youngest found me lying in bed when she arrived home from her soccer game: ‘Does your head still hurt really bad, Mom? It’s okay that you missed my game; I have more coming up.

The Church has no control over how easy it is to get opioid prescriptions and only limited control over access to help for mental illness. But by nurturing a full Christian life we also reduce social isolation and eliminate the mentality that we should always be pain-free.