Dead Ends And Failed Medical Attempts

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I saw a new pain doctor today. I went in skeptical. Appointment lasted twenty minutes instead of the one hour stated on the doctor's web site. Doctor sold me $47 of capsules (90) of fish oil. I told the doctor I had trouble taking fish oil in the past and doctor says these are "stearated" (giving me assurance my money would be well spent). Took one capsule. Now have massive heartburn and stomach pain like I did before. I should have known better.

However, we all have to try to do something with the pain and about the pain. I have had many dead ends and failed medical attempts. Part of the game. The buyer needs to beware but stay hopeful. Sounds like an oxymoron to me.

May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord place His healing hands upon you to give you comfort and peace.

Copyright 2009 Rev. Patrick Kelly

One Little You

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Pain holds me back. Pain holds you back if you suffer. However, we should not let pain be an excuse. Compared to all the people now living on earth, you and I are nothing more than specks. However, we are more than specks. One little you or one little me can start a tiny spark that will light up the world. Even in pain, you can reach out and touch the heart and soul of another. No one will ever know but the person you touch and God. Your little spark can start a tiny fire, a tiny fire can start a larger fire, and so what you start can end up changing the world in incredibly good ways for Christ.

May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord place His healing hands upon you to give you comfort and peace.

Copyright 2009 Rev. Patrick Kelly

New Pain Doctor Tomorrow

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Tomorrow I see a new pain doctor. He does not use narcotics so I am a little hopeful. No matter what, we must try to maximize all God gives us, even when we are walled in and imprisoned.

May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord place His healing hands upon you to give you comfort and peace.


Copyright 2009 Rev. Patrick Kelly

Just A Moment

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Pain seems forever. When the pain gets bad the pain seems never to end. However, in the pain there is just a moment. There is just a moment when there is no pain. The moment might be when you hear a song, see a bird, listen to someone talk, just after a restful nap, or when you pray.

Find your moments. Try to remember them. Try to go back to them. Always look up because He is listening and pouring out His love upon you.



May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord place His healing hands upon you to give you comfort and peace.

Copyright 2009 Rev. Patrick Kelly

Why Doesn't God Stop The Pain?

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Sometimes I have an answer, sometimes I don't. Actually, I only have answers I sort of make up. We all want the pain to stop. Some people curse God in their pain because they blame God for the hurt. Other people like me try to bless God in the pain because we blame Satan for the hurt. I know God has some kind of reason or rationale for not stopping my pain. Most of my answers are prefaced with "perhaps" because I will never really know "for sure" until I am in heaven.

What I do know is that in my life, (goofy as it sounds) the pain has kept me going in God's direction. With no pain, no adversity, no suffering, no disability, etc., I would have gone in my direction singing "My Way" all the while. I also know for a certainty, I would never get into heaven singing Sinatra's "My Way" because "My Way" is not Christ's way. I also know God will, absolutely positively, stop my pain an instant before I see Him face to face.

I also know I am wrong to ask "Why Doesn't God Stop The Pain?" because God is more interested in what I do with the pain. God likely wants me to think of the pain as a gift to be used to glorify Him. (You got to be crazy to think this way but...I'm nuts.)

May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord place His healing hands upon you to give you comfort and peace.

Copyright 2009 Rev. Patrick Kelly

One More Inch

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Life and football are alike. Football is a game of inches. So is life in pain. When I can't go any further, I can at least go one inch.

When you can't go forward any more, you can read one page, write one sentence, send one email, give someone one thank you, or say one prayer. The power of going just one more inch is amazing. The power of going just one more inch proves to you progress is possible even when progress looks impossible.


May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord place His healing hands upon you to give you comfort and peace.

Copyright 2009 Rev. Patrick Kelly

God Is Hugging Me When I Hurt

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When I hurt God hugs me. No, I don't always know about His hugs or even sense them. However, I sense His touch often enough I know He is with me every moment. Much of the time, pain rips out my sense of God's presence.

Pain is Satan's ultimate weapon to make us think God does not exist. When you hurt, remember God is near and present in your pain. If you keep looking for Him, you will find Him. If you keep looking for Him, He will find you.


May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord place His healing hands upon you to give you comfort and peace.

Copyright 2009 Rev. Patrick Kelly