January 13, 2010

Watching Tami this morning and recalling several times that I have over-done it myself sometimes causing me to feel pain got me to thinking about what it would be like to feel no pain. Believe it or not, it really happens. I’m currently ready “Quiet Strength” by Former NFL Coach Tony Dungy and talks about the first child He and his wife Laura adopted is missing a critical gene which would allow him to feel pain. Since the child cannot feel pain, his parents must watch the child at all times to make sure he is not doing anything which may unknowingly harm him. Think about that for a moment, You wouldn't be able to tell if your bath water was too hot, or the food and drink you put in your mouth. You may not die from the burn, but possibly from an ensuing infection you might remain unaware of. Most of us have never cut ourselves badly enough to bleed to death, but if you did, you might not notice. Likewise if you were to be shot or stabbed. How would you be able to tell?

If you damaged a knee or ankle, you would keep walking on it until you caused permanent damage. God forbid you broke something that was covered by clothing; it could be hours before it came to your attention. Worst of all, you would probably never even learn to avoid accidents. We stop doing things as children because of the negative consequences of pain.



Sometime in the midst of pain, we can question why we do things that causes pain to us, why others do things to cause us pain and why God would allow us to go through times of pain. I’m not saying that we should look forward to pain, but know that not feeling pain could actually be worse.