James VII
…is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. (James 5:13 ESV)
The Easy Route
We make things so complicated. Because some things ARE complicated! Many years ago I trained for a yacht race in Australia. I might have wanted to jump in the vessel, and start sailing, but many necessary steps were a part of leaving harbor under sail.
Brain surgery is like…. well, brain surgery. We can’t pick up a butter knife and perform such medical procedures.
Learning a new language, despite the hopes offered by new Apps, is a mind-bending exercise of learning vocabulary, grammar, and foreign concepts.
And suffering… we act like suffering is a complicated problem, too.
But James says… when we suffer: Pray.
Because our suffering is always complicated, the best solution is to talk with the Most Complicated Person in the Universe, God Himself.
Because our suffering is always immense, the best solution is to talk with the Omnipotent, Omnipresent, All-knowing God.
Because our suffering is always personal, the best solution is to talk to the One who loves unconditionally, completely, and salvifically.
Suffering? Pray.