Amputation

 

There was a man who, healthy and strong, loved to walk and run and ride his bicycle. How he enjoyed his life!

Then everything changed.

He was unexpectedly involved in a terrible accident, not of his own making, in which one of his legs was severely crushed. Unfortunately this resulted in his leg being amputated just below the knee.

He was distraught.

He was angry.

He was depressed.

The loss was great. Part of him was gone. He sobbed for the life that he knew which would never come again. He couldn’t walk, or run, or cycle.

There were, however, things which began to give him support and comfort. Friends and family rallied around. Most importantly, his physician spoke to him about rehabilitation and the possibility of his being fitted with a prosthetic leg. The kindly doctor even arranged for him to meet some other amputees.

Hope returned.

A skilled team of medical experts assisted him with the physical and emotional impact of his injury. He learned to cope with pain and frustration. The prosthetic leg was fitted and he had to learn to walk again, albeit a little differently to before.

After a time he was able to direct his thoughts away from the accident and its aftermath. He was able to focus on all the good things that he could still enjoy.

He would never have his real leg again.

But he had a prosthetic leg.

Sometimes he wore long trousers, and anyone meeting him would not be able to tell that he had a prosthetic leg.

A few years later his doctor called him and asked if he would be willing to come to the hospital to share with a young accident victim who had just experienced an amputation.

Of course, he said yes.

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There are many broken and shattered things in our lives- dreams gone, marriages destroyed, relationships fractured. So many empty spaces where something once was and may never be again. God the great physician always seeks to restore, to heal, to compensate, to use those spaces for our good and His glory. 

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"He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us." 2 Corinthians 1:4

 

Dear Heavenly Father, Great Physician, thank You that You are in the business of healing and restoring the broken and shattered aspects of our lives.