Ouch!

"Know that the only reason we experience pain and suffering is because of a lack of Da'at , Godly knowledge and awareness. One who possesses this knows that everything is sent by God and therefore he feels no pain or suffering, because "God gave and God took" (Job 1:21 ) . It is true that there is a certain kind of suffering that is inevitable. This is the pain felt when the soul leaves the body, the pain of illness that comes when the soul begins to separate itself from the body. The soul is so tightly bound to the body in this life that one inevitably feels pain at the moment of separation.

Nevertheless this suffering is easy to bear if one knows clearly that everything is under God's providence. All the more does this apply to other kinds of pain and suffering, which a person who possesses Godly awareness does not feel at all. The main reason a person feels pain and suffering is that his Godly awareness is taken from him." Rabbi Nachman


I haven't been feeling well today. I guess I overdid it. But I wanted to post something since I'm not sure when I'll get to post again (busy week ahead). I just want to encourage you to take a minute and read the book of Job. He had such an honesty with God. He could just say what was on his heart, and yet God didn't see it as any less than right and proper. So even when we're hurting or things are hard to bear, remember that God is there to listen, even to our pain-filled cries.