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The surgeon smiled in a poor attempt to mask the bad news. Something had gone terribly wrong during the ten-hour operation. He didn’t have good news.

“Mrs. Hughes,” he said with evident sorrow, “we nicked the nerve while scraping spurs from your vertebrae. We remain hopeful, but you may not be able to walk again.”

With tears streaming, I prayed Psalm 23. It became a mantra to get me through each day, and I felt God’s peace by doing so. Focusing on Him prevented me from fully comprehending how this mistake would change my life . . . forever.

I experienced a miracle of healing but not immediately. After years of hard work and physical therapy, I learned to walk again with a cane and leg brace or by leaning on my husband. But pain like a thousand tiny needles on fire pierced my feet every second of the day.

Twenty years have passed since I received that bad news. The good news is that the gospel had penetrated my heart years before that botched surgery. God saved me by His grace. That same grace sustained me through many dark hours.

God has poured His grace on me because of my pain and suffering. My faith and prayer life grew stronger. Unable to work, I invested in various ministries and Bible study. Then I found remote work as a job coach with a company that brings new hope to people with disabilities by offering them training, coaching, and job placement.

By God’s grace, I have experienced salvation and know God can use adverse circumstances to do the good works He has planned for us.

If you have been traumatized by tragic circumstances, take heart. God will use your situation for your blessing and His glory. And that’s good news. 

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