The Pain in My Breast

There's a pain in my left breast. The doctor says it is scarred tissue from a past biospy that was benign (not cancerous). It comes every now and again, typically after enjoying any type of caffeine like chocolates or coffee. (I LOVE chocolates and a venti peppermint white chocolate mocha.) The only way to rid of it is through surgery, but it is not threatening...just annoying. The pain is sharp and quick, but may last for awhile...sometimes for hours. But everytime I feel the shooting sting through my breast tissue, I am reminded that there are women and men whose story does not end the same.  They endure masectomies, chemo, therapy, loss of hair, multiple hospital events, emotional conversations - they live with cancer. However, God chose that to not to be my lot. So every sharp pain I feel is a reminder of that though I am not worthy, God has shown His grace towards me. It is a reminder of what millions of people bravely endure and fight thorugh.  It is a silent pain I will bear in honor of those who are in warfare in the fight of their lives.

Ephesians 2:8-10