Pain, Again

MAY 18, 1981, 6:12 AM
W. WILLOW, STUDY

As the rain falls and the thunder rumbles, hear, o son, as I teach once again about pain. On other mornings when I have given teachings on this theme you, usually, have been in pain, of some sort. Not so today. So listen to words about pain, when you have none.

But know that many people wake this morning into pain. Some is wracking, coursing pain. Some, like that from hunger, is dull and persistent. Your Mother shall awaken to another day of the terrible pain of depression… of not being able to decide anything and of feeling fearful and anxious about almost everything. She shall receive some relief, but the pain to her spirit shall be there still.

It certainly is a reasonable question to ask… how is the Lord God Almighty involved in all this earthly pain? I (and I speak to you for God) have much compassion, and I do remove some pain, but, importantly, the world I created has pain as a natural part of it, and I do not apologize for that. Other realms of being have no pain. Each of you in the earth has chosen, in one way or another, to be here. And one of the known conditions of the earth… known before you incarnate here… is that pain is one of the accompaniments of a life here. For a few, such as yourself, there is very little. For some, such as your sister or Wilma Ruth, the experience is almost constant. For most, life is an experience of occasional or intermittent pain.

Your Mother is a good Christian. She is not much of a personal evangelist, and her personal walk with Me is not particularly close… because she is afraid to become “too involved” with Me. To be too close would be “going off the deep end”. Too bad. The deep end is the best end. Her devotions are sincere, and her future is assured, but now she suffers the pains of semi-blindness and depression. Pains in relation to her blindness are almost entirely self induced and come from expectations that can no longer be fulfilled. She has lived a reasonably long time, and her sight is failing. Yet she still has life, and it still should be lived joyously, positively, and with expectation.

Know that anything can be a blessing, even those that seem more like curses. Blindness can bring greater appreciation of hearing, touch, and smell. Blindness brings the challenge of learning new ways, even when one is old. She has seen much in her life. She can now contemplate the mind pictures of people, places, and things past. The help that others must give is blessing to both the giver and receiver. Blindness can be painful, but it need not be.

The discomfort of mental depression is of mixed origin. Yes, it is evidence of some diminishing of the power of the spirit, but it also is a matter of thinking and of the chemistry of the brain. All bodies and minds do not work perfectly in the earth. This is reality and, as I said, each of you knows this when you enter this realm. In her case there are treatments and medications that can alleviate symptoms and, hence, some of the pain. There are many with comparable conditions who live where there are no medications to relieve. Then the spirit must conquer… and often it is strong enough.

You know the value of pain, but let Me repeat the truth. Pain has the capacity to stimulate awareness of conditions otherwise unnoticed… to encourage appreciation of conditions otherwise taken for granted… and to bring you to a closer walk with Me. Your pain brought you closer to Me and to greater understanding and appreciation of yourself in relation to the world.

Continue to seek healing, but also continue to accept this as a relatively non-painful departure from perfect functioning. Both/and. There is power in both acceptance and in seeking. Be not limited in your access to power.

Pain is an important part of each life. Do not inflict it if such is possible. Encourage those who experience it to follow it to Me.

So be it
7:18 AM