Pain Does Not Last Forever

In those early days after our son David died from addiction I feared that the gut wrenching pain I felt from his sudden and tragic passing would engulf my heart forever.

Yet in the physical world, so in the spiritual realm too, I have come to understand that pain does not last forever. 

The wisdom of our past teaches us that pain enriches us and prepares us to better serve others.

We come to know who we are and the specialness of our gifts through the despair that has at times encumbered us.