Glena Marshall suffers from constant chronic pain. In the midst of it, she makes a conscious choice.

I'm going to look for the ways that God is loving me in this, even if it's not in a reduction of pain.

Pain changes you and it can make you really bitter,

or it can be the thing that keeps you very near the Lord's side.

This is the Reviver Hearts Podcast for July 19, 2024.

I'm Dannagresh with Nancy Damas Walgemuth,

the author of choosing gratitude. Have you ever suffered with some kind of chronic pain?

Maybe you're there right now, or maybe you know someone who lives with pain always there,

always present in his or her life. This month we've been emphasizing the importance

of compassion. Earlier this week we looked at Psalm 126 and we asked the Lord to revive our

hearts and teach us to weep, to cry tears of compassion

for the lost. Today we want to ask the Lord to soften our hearts and grant us his compassion for those who may be physically hurting.

And even if you're feeling fine right now, I still hope you'll listen to this conversation

with Glena Marshall.

Glena is a pastor's wife, she's a mom, an author,

and a musician, among other things.

And she sat down to talk to Bob LePene,

who serves on the board of directors for Revive Our Hearts.

Glena suffers from constant pain, but she's learned to see it as a blessing.

Here's Bob to start us off and again he's talking with

Glynna Marshall. Take me back to the beginning of autoimmune issues for me?

Yes, yes. So when I was 29 years old I woke up with a backache and could not think of an injury. I was an avid

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