The world’s response to pain is characterised by avoidance and blame but on the cross, Jesus chose pain and responsibility

‘The decisional remedy to pain is to face it, listen to its message and take responsibility to fix it. Pain is a messenger, yelling that something is wrong. Facing pain and taking responsibility will empower you to fix it,’ says Megan Hugo.

As someone on a health journey, courtesy of stage IV endometriosis, I understand the world’s alluring answer to pain. It’s an antidote easily taken, but it creates more side effects than healing.

The world’s response to pain is characterized by avoidance and blame. For example, avoid the pain with painkillers, emotional eating, or alcohol. These options all offer me a temporary enjoyable escape. Another avenue for avoidance is blame. Perhaps, the doctors didn’t help you, and others don’t understand or appreciate your suffering?