Are you overcome by illness? Does pain or sickness dominate your life and rob you of joy? As a young adult I was sick for thirteen years. . . My illness controlled my life, and I went through bouts of depression and self-pity, yet I never resigned myself to being useless. I wanted to be healed!

Last night I went to bed and began to think about a conflict that was still brewing in my heart.  Before long I noticed that my body temperature began to rise.  The more I thought about the offense the hotter and more bothered I became.

When it seems as though we will die of thirst, we must avoid the illusion of the satisfying drink that comes from the wells of this world.