“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place....

If I quit, however, it lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong

“Be in pain, and labor to bring forth...” Micah 4

Pain dares us to endure. It challenges us to focus on our goals and values. It provides us with unique opportunities to overcome. It matters little if the pain is physical or emotional, when it comes, the way we respond to it can transform it either into despair or discipline, a pricking goad or an encouraging grace. Some pains can be alleviated, others must be endured even embraced if they are to work God's grace into our hearts. Conversations Within ts 7/30/2012 (On the Road, CA)