What is Pain?a localized or generalized unpleasant bodily sensation or complex of sensations that causes mild to severe physical discomfort and emotional distressmental or emotional distress or sufferingThe deepest level of worship is praising God in spite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering while suffering and loving Him when He seems distant.– Rick WarrenHow does Pain haunt us?Pain reminds us through triggersPain revisits us to tell of its existencePain renews its work through new experiencesPain represents the past and the presentPain reveals our spiritual conditionThe Problem of PainPain interrupts through the physicalPain infringes through the emotionalPain interrupts through the spiritualAs he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. – John Pain is a constant realityPain is a result of the fallen worldPain absorbs our focusPain shows us that life is not fairPain reveals the faithfulness of ChristPain causes great questionsPain takes our attentionPain tarnishes our perspectivePain terrorizes our peacePain threatens our purposePain has a common goalPain galvanizes human experiencePain can glorify GodPain helps us to see gracePain guides us to othersHow do we handle Pain?Pain calls us to remember heavenPain causes us to go to ChristPain is not to be carried alonePain is a motivator of change