Day: August 11, 2026

Everything in us wants to avoid pain. But what if pain is one of God’s greatest gifts? Dr. Paul Brand spent decades treating patients with leprosy and made a surprising discovery. The disease itself wasn’t responsible for many of the devastating deformities people associated with it. Instead, the greatest danger was the loss of pain. Without pain, people unknowingly injured themselves over and over because nothing warned them to stop. Pain, Brand concluded, isn’t our enemy. It’s one of God’s greatest protective gifts. If physical pain protects our bodies, I… Continue reading the gift of pain