Besides, we know that everything contributes to the good of those who love God, of those who are called according to his plan. Romans 8:28

We might never have had Fanny Crosby's songs if she hadn't been blind. George Matheson would never have given the world his immortal song, "O love that will not let me go," had it not been for his passage in the furnace of affliction. The “Hallelujah Chorus” was written by George Frederick Handel when he was suffering from poverty and suffered from a paralyzed right side and right arm. Affliction can be for our edification and our Christian development. Illness is one of the "all things" that work together for the good of those who love God. Don't hold it against me. Don't get embittered.

Prayer for the day

You don't make mistakes, Father. If grief comes into my life, let me use it to help others get to know you.

Billy Graham