Emphasis Preaching Journal

Dr. Tom Dooley tells the story of two elders in one of the hospitals he served in Cambodia, each of whom were terribly ill. But in all their trials, they kept together. When he was having a good day, he would take care of her, and when he was worse than her, she would take care of him. What they shared, he said, was the fellowship of pain. That fellowship of pain bonds together those who know what suffering is. If someone who has never suffered disability tells a disabled person to "cheer up!