These are short pastoral care lessons that Pastor Ronny Luces wrote based on his experience dealing with his illness.
The Power of Prayer
Lessons Learned from My Sickness – Part 1: The Power of Prayer By pastor ronny luces Daily, the Lord revealed to me his miraculous…
The Indispensability of Pain
Lessons Learned from My Sickness – Part 2: The Indispensability of Pain Too often, we want to avoid pain. We don’t like its sensation.…
The Virtue of Patience
Lessons Learned from My Sickness – Part 3: The Virtue of Patience Psalm 30: 5 says, I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,…
The Strength of Perseverance
Lessons Learned from My Sickness – Part 4: The Strength of Perseverance St. Paul encouraged the Roman Christians, “We also rejoice in our sufferings…
The Blessing of a Loving Community
Lessons Learned from My Sickness – Part 5: The Blessing of a Loving Community St. Paul was able to survive the most critical moments…
Primacy of Relationships
Lessons Learned from My Sickness – Part 6: Primacy of Relationships This is the key to establish empowering and nurturing communities – we must…
God’s Wallet – The Sufficiency of God’s Provision
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 7: God’s Wallet – The Sufficiency of God’s Provision Honestly, a few questions kept bouncing in my mind…
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Live One Day at a Time
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 8: Live One Day at a Time In the past, I used to look at this statement as…
In Sickness or in Health
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 9: In Sickness or in Health I’ve solemnized marriage ceremonies of many couples. In fact, I have already…
Family that Prays Together, Stays Together
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 10: Family that Prays Together, Stays Together If there’s an image of childhood that remained as a lasting…
Stepping Inside Job’s Shoes
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 11: Stepping Inside Job’s Shoes Gina, one of my younger sisters, greatly comforted me when the doctor revealed…
The Mysterious Generosity of the Raven
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 12: The Mysterious Generosity of the Raven In part 7 of these lessons, I have shared with you…
Don’t Ask “Why me?” Ask, What Will I Do?
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 13: Don’t Ask “Why me?” Ask, What Will I Do? I appreciate the outburst made by a close…
If There’s a Will, There’s a Way
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 14: If There’s a Will, There’s a Way We often heard the proverb, “Kung gusto, maraming paraan. Kung…
Tender, Loving Care (TLC)
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 15: Tender, Loving, Care (TLC) When we get sick, there’s only one place where we want to go…
“What Do You Want to Eat? I’ll Cook It for You”
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 16: “What Do You Want to Eat? I’ll Cook It for You” One good memory I have of…
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“With this Ring”
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 17: “With this Ring” Open your hands. Look at your ring finger. Is your wedding ring still there?…
Faith Challenge Accepted
Lessons Learned from My Sickness – Part 18: Faith Challenge Accepted “Pastor, I challenge you. Live what you preach!” These strong words were passionately…
Sensitivity – Important Caring Ingredient
Lessons Learned from My Sickness – Part 19: Sensitivity According to the dictionary, this word means the awareness and understanding of others’ needs or…
God Knows Best
Lessons Learned from My Sickness – Part 20: God Knows Best All of us have our favorite poems, sayings or mottos that bring comfort…
God Knows Best 2
Lessons Learned from My Sickness – Part 21: God Knows Best 2 As promised, here are the remaining stanzas of the poem which greatly…
Unlikely Answers
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 22: Unlikely Answers Isn’t it true that we all wanted our prayers to be answered? And isn’t it…
A Mother’s Love and Wisdom
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 23: A Mother’s Love and Wisdom My 81-year-old mother came to visit me today (Saturday, March 14, 2015).…
Trust and Obey
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 24: Trust and Obey By Pastor Ronny Luces This is the title of one of the most popular…
Scars of Forgiveness
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 25: Scars I came across this fascinating theological riddle many years back, “What man-made thing is now in…
One Fine Day
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 26: One Fine Day How do you define a fine day? Perhaps to many of us, a fine…
Reverse Isolation
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 27: Reverse Isolation I confess there were lots of things that I didn’t like during my hospitalization. Foremost…
The Language of Silence
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 28: The Language of Silence It is customary for people to make or create noise when emphasizing something.…
Faithful, Generous, Prayerful Women of God
Lessons Learned from My Sickness Part 29: Women I have a few women in my life, but that does not mean I’m a womanizer.…
The Mask I Wear
I discovered that God also uses our discomforts for our protection. Not everything that caused us inconvenience is bad for us.
The Power of Hope
I certainly believe in the power of hope to strengthen and sustain us, especially as we are facing seemingly insurmountable odds. I affirmed this truth in my sickness.
The Advantages and Benefits of Physical Exercise
To everyone out there, don’t wait for sickness to destroy your body before you appreciate the advantages and benefits of physical exercise.
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Blessings of a Friendship
If you have two people you consider friends, you are lucky, but you are fortunate if you have one GOOD person to consider a friend.
The Gift of Prayer
Thank you, dear Lord, for giving us this gift of prayer and making us partakers of this blessed moment of communicating with you.
Depend on Him Like Clay to a Potter
I realized that God allowed this sickness to happen to me because he was molding me to a certain shape, which could be good for me, and because he has better plans for me.
Facing the Open Window
We interpret an open window to offer us a positive opportunity as a window of hope, a window of growth, a window of improvement, a window of progress.
My Love for Books
They (my books) had already given me the unspeakable joy of adventure when I was reading them.
Ills & Pills and God’s Continued Providence
I am happy that even though ills and pills are now part of my existence, yet I’m grateful to God for His continued providence and care every day of my life.
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What is Courage?
From my experience, courage is pictured in a family facing or dealing with a difficult trial like terminal cancer. They are facing this trial strongly and squarely.
The Necessity of Suffering
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. Inside he felt he saw a struggling wormlike creature wanting to come out and join the world as a butterfly.
A Tea Bag Experience
There are times when we need to experience burns and blisters to learn some lessons – like a teabag.
Peace Amid the Storm
Peace in this context is not the absence of chaos but contentment and joy in the midst of trying situations.
An Easter Prayer
I would like to share a special prayer about Christ’s resurrection we are celebrating today. Our loving God, today is very meaningful because we celebrate Easter, that Christ is risen.
Brokenness Before Achieving Wholeness
Brokenness can teach us valuable lessons on life and truth if we only focus on Jesus. The Bible teaches us that brokenness precedes greatness.
Faith Makes the Impossible, Possible
This is what’s giving me strength and hope as I confront my sickness. I believe in the power of Jesus to make the impossible possible.
Fighting Tiredness and Finding Rest at Calvary
Only at the cross of Calvary, the tired has found rest; that the hurting finds comfort; the lonely find a friend; the blind received sight; the lost find salvation and the dying find life.
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We Can Overcome Our Fears
When we live to please Jesus, God rips us free from the bondage of fear to do what He wants us to do.
