Chronic Pain: Living by Faith When Your Body Hurts
Publisher:
, 2010
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Overview
Chronic pain is different from other kinds of physical pain because it doesn't stop. It is daily, unrelenting, soul-wearying pain for which there is no end in sight. Can you still experience God's grace and help even in the midst of never ending pain?
Michael R. Emlet, physician and counselor, includes a brief overview of the physiological aspects of pain and then goes on to outline a God-shaped perspective on chronic pain. When you turn to God, your pain may not disappear, but fear, anxiety, and despair can be replaced with a simple trust in God's understanding, care, and love.
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Reviews
1 rating
Glenn Crouch
7/17/2025
Short books offer value, yet risk oversimplification and omission. I enjoyed several aspects of this book. The sections on “Use the Bible to Give Voice to Your Suffering” and the emphasis on the Hope of the Resurrection are both areas that I focus on both in counselling and in sermons. These received insufficient coverage. I was disappointed to see the statement, “physical pain entered the world because of sin” because it overlooks pain’s good and well-designed purpose. I don’t have a problem that chronic pain is a part of our fallen world, and the author could have looked at the corruption of pain. I appreciated the encouragement of medical options. I would want to chat with someone with chronic pain after they read this.