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Never Enough
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mpratt
If you’re sick, in pain, and low, you might have heard yourself say, “I don’t have enough support.” or, “I don’t have enough money to get the care that I need.” or, even, “I don’t have enough energy/mobility/resources/hope to feel better.” At times, I’ve said similar things myself. Seems like, for example, one flare subsides…
Chronic Illness: Teetering on Your Pedestal?
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mpratt
During holiday season, we come in contact with many more people than we usually do. In the course of our conversations, we probably talk about the health challenges we’ve endured throughout the year-almost-past (or, at least some of them). And, perhaps, the person with whom we’re speaking says something like, “Oh, you’re so strong!’ or…
Chronic Illness: Taking Our Time
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mpratt
In one of my first blogs, I shared a picture of an African violet that I grew from a single leaf. It had just bloomed for the first time, only a few months after the leaf cutting was taken. That bloom stayed for a few weeks, then died off, and it has taken many months…
Job’s Friends
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mpratt
In my book, “Beyond Pain: Job, Jesus, and Joy,” much of the section on Job involves Job himself – his life, his suffering and, eventually, his finding immense joy. But integral to telling Job’s story is also the subject of friendship with someone who is suffering, and this theme resonates with us today. What part…
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