A couple weeks ago I got stung badly by a wasp, and “God, take away the pain” was at the top of my prayer list that day. That’s usually how we pray, isn’t it? Fix the symptom, ease the ache, make the bad thing stop. And He does that. But the healing He’s after most is the shame that says you’re not worth loving. Jesus came to prove otherwise. To reveal who you are: beloved son … daughter … child of God. That’s the truth that gets in the cut and stitches you up, from the inside out.