Jesus is Our Healer

I tend to get anxious when in a hospital, but on the day of my recent surgery, I had nothing but peace.

After checking in for my early morning call time, I opened the Bible app on my phone and read the verse of the day, Revelation 21:4, on my phone. I knew it was no coincidence.

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.’” – Revelation 21:4 (ESV)

I had been living in pain and coping with unmanageable symptoms for at least 5 years. This passage is what I clung to when I couldn’t get up during a flare up. God’s original design for us was never to live in pain. And yet, this had been my reality for far too long. 

 Endometriosis.

A word many people struggle to say. 

A condition many doctors struggle to treat. 

An illness I struggled to live with for far too long.

An illness that (finally) no longer has a place in my body.

This surgery changed my life and brought about healing for today. But it’s only a glimmer of what’s to come in eternity when there won’t be any more pain. We’ll be healed and whole in the presence of our Savior.

Throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus healed the sick. He healed the man with the withered hand (Mark 3:1-5), the woman with the issue of blood (Mark 5:25-34), Peter’s mother-in-law (Luke 4:38-39), and the blind man (John 9). Jesus is a Healer.

And yet, we don’t always get the miracle we pray for. We might question why God allows sickness to impact our bodies. But we can be sure of this: God’s design was never for us to be ill, and it’s in no way related to how He views us. Sickness is a symptom of living in a sin-stained world. 

I’ve lost count of how many people prayed for me. I wondered if God would heal me before the surgery, and when He didn’t, I still leaned on Him for strength and trusted His ways (even if imperfectly). In hindsight, I can see how God used this for good: He placed me amongst medical professionals who needed to know the hope I have in Him. He put me in several social media support groups, whose members needed encouragement beyond what they saw. He showed me how to receive love from others (something I struggle with) in prayers, care packages, meals, and visits.

The healing may have not come as I expected, but the details of my surgery and recovery are nothing short of a miracle. I’m incredibly grateful for the medical care team I’ve had, and for the love and support from my family and friends. I’m gradually regaining my routines. It’s not easy or pain-free, but I’m getting there.

Thank You, Lord, for being our Healer.