He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.

Joni Eareckson Tada
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He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace. In this quote, Nelson Mandela is saying that he can endure great pain because he knows that God is holding him. He has felt the pain from the time of his arrest, and now he can feel it from his illness. He doesn’t mind because he knows that love is greater than any amount of pain.

Source: A Place Of Healing: Wrestling With The Mysteries Of Suffering, Pain, And Gods Sovereignty

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