Roy Davidson s Death Of Pain - 1165 Words

Roy Davidson was thirty-one years old when he went to his doctor complaining of intense pain in his stomach. He was told that he had a severe case of bleeding ulcers and that surgery would only complicate the condition, causing extensive damage. Roy had to live with the pain. He slept with it, ate with it, worked with it, and changed his life to revolve around the ulcers. Eventually, quitting his job, he decided to go on a mission trip in Haiti. While in Haiti, Roy experienced the worst pain he had felt since receiving his diagnosis. The ulcers were so bad that he was not able to go to the worksite. His companions on the trip offered their prayers to Roy, but he declined, thinking that their simple prayers would not be enough to impede†¦show more content†¦Humans are wrong about a lot of the things. Roy was wrong when he dismissed the power of prayer. In Kathryn Schulz’s Being Wrong, she remarks that the scientific field â€Å"is littered with discarded theories† (9); the earth is not the center of the universe and nor is it flat. People are not always who we think they are and, despite some believing it to be impossible, sometimes the underdog prevails. There is an abundance of doubt and error to be encountered everyday. However, there are a few things that we are able to know with our whole being. Believing in something greater than the human race is something that Schulz’s wrongology cannot touch. It is evident to many, like Roy and myself, that God’s healing power is a whole-hearted, honest truth. Part of having faith is that you are able to believe in God without doubt, even when others do not. Although there is skepticism and disbelief by strangers, close friends, or even your own family, this belief must be strong enough that you can follow Him without needing the approval of other people. Facing the shortcomings of our own beliefs is something that Schulz preaches throughout Being Wrong. Knowing that something is true with complete faith, like the way that I believe in God, is not a feat that is easily accomplished. Faith can be instilled, but it must be something that eventually becomes self-evident. I was