Severe Injury or Accident

I allow myself to be cared for without guilt — receiving help gracefully is its own kind of Christlikeness

I do not measure my faith by how quickly I recover or how positively I feel

I accept that my body is not fully under my control — and neither is my life, and that is actually okay

I let people in — I tell them what I need, and I let them show up

I bring my fear and anger about what happened to God directly

I ask for prayer from my community rather than facing this quietly and alone

When recovery is long or incomplete, I ask what God might be doing in the waiting rather than only when it will end

I resist comparing my recovery to others' — my path is my path

I take my recovery seriously as stewardship — following medical guidance is part of caring for what God gave me

I seek both physical and emotional support — trauma affects the whole person

I look for one person in a similar situation to encourage — suffering can become ministry