I am brand new to all of this. Yet, I am so very touched by other people’s stories and requests for prayers… There’s so much in other peoples writings and words that I can relate to. However, when I’m struggling with most God is not just the pain in my heart, but the pain in my body. I’ve lived with spina bifida all of my life and I’ve never let it get in the way of me living a full life. However, these last 7 years I have been dealing with so much pain in my body that I find myself paralyzed by it. They tell me it cannot be treated, that I must stay strong and endure and do my best to live my life despite the crippling state of being haunted by pain 24/7. Please God, give me strength to remain grateful, knowing I have 15 years in recovery, and that even the darkest of days I have not stepped backward into addiction. That is only because of you. Finding you gave me a new life. Help me to stay in gratitude and be of service to others, bc sharing who we are is sometimes what the person next to us may need to hear. Please help me to be strong so my loved ones are not burdened by my condition….that is the very last thing I would ever want-is for my pain to become theirs.