This Too Shall Pass

This too shall pass — like all the other kidney stones. ~ Miranda O

I’ve never had kidney stones
but vividly remember being alone
in a hotel room in December, 1988,
surrounded by people who through the years
would be friends of mine. I later learned
my issue was gallstones.
I don’t know kidney stones
but gallstones are a vivid memory.
We live in a time as a nation, as a world,
that can feel like, “This too shall pass —
like all the other kidney stones.”
You may feel as alone as I did that night.
But the pain will eventually become
a memory like my thirty-two year old one.
But God is in charge,
so find a pair of bunny slippers
and know it will pass! 

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