Pain

Pain

Although pain is detested by everyone in life and remain undesired, yet pain has made itself universal in the sense it appears in every situation, culture, in people of all colours, religions, gender and political leanings.

What are the various situations pain is experienced in Life?

1.     In grieving, pain is experienced.

2.     In heart breaks, pain is experienced.

3.     In disappointment, pain is experienced.

4.     In bereavement, pain is experienced.

5.     In hardship, pain is experienced.

6.     In poverty, pain is experienced.

7.     In failure, pain is experienced.

8.     In bad governance, pain is experienced.

9.     In bad economy, pain is experienced.

10.                        In divorce, pain is experienced.

11.                        In any kind of loss, pain is experienced.

12.                        In disastrous situations, pain is experienced.

The list is unending, pain surfaces in every endeavours of life.

NB: pain although universal in scope and nature also vary. We therefore have the following categories of pain to attend to as professionals in situations where our clients find themselves.

1.     Physical pains including body pains, joint pains, pain as a result of sickness/illness, pain caused by overworking (fatigue).

2.     Psychological pains including mental pains, emotional pain, spiritual pain, psychosomatic pains, social pain.

We are called upon to make ourselves ready to take our clients through these pains positively in life.

Chap. Prof. Mike-Jacobs

Certified Chaplaincy Educator