Last Sunday when I was in a rush to vacuum my car, I suddenly felt “funny” on my back – I can’t move, because a sharp pain traveled from my lower back up to my right hand. “Uh-oh” I told myself. As painful as it is, I realize that I messed up my back inadvertently. As a result, I have to ask my kids’ help to finish my work.

In the following few days, I have had a hard time to walk and to move around freely. Even the simplest daily task of brushing my teeth and washing my face is too difficult for me to perform because I can’t bend my back without pain. I have to rely on my wife’s help in a lot of things.

Back to my working place days later, my colleagues share with me their similar experiences – “It is always in the middle of careless acts or simple tasks that your back went out”, they said. Apparently, it is a common problem for those who like to be a handyman. 🙂

As we all know, our back is really where our spine is. It supports our body in standing and bending and, to move around freely. Problem in your spine, due to various reasons such as injury, would almost guarantee you to have a miserable life experience. Spine problem, a.k.a. back problem, is commonly seen either around the neck or around the lower back. In fact, the lower back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the Global Burden of Disease 2010. And, one-half of all working Americans admit to having back pain symptoms each year. So, back pain problem is very prevalent.

The seriousness of the back pain problem lets me think of a current problem in the States – expelling Christianity from all aspects of the country. If we consider spine is the support of our human body, Christianity is like the spine of this country because it was established by our founding fathers to serve as a foundation for the country.  When we don’t want the “back support” of the country, the country suffers from the similar “back pain problem” as our body.  It causes a lot of pains to the country – disintegrating marriage and family and shattering economical stability. The cure to this problem is to have a healthy back, i.e., Christian value system.

In this unsettling world, following the crowd is not always a wise and correct decision. When we follow the majority to forsake the Christian value system, we are bounded to have a back pain problem all over our life. To cure the problem, we have to come back to our God. This is the reason Prophet Jeremiah told the Israelites to repent because God promised that, “Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding. 你們這背道的兒女阿、回來罷．我要醫治你們背道的病。(Jeremiah 3:22a)”.  It is my prayer that this country can free from the back pain problem – return to the bosom of the loving God again.

Disclaimer: The sharing is pure from my personal view; therefore, please don’t take it to be absolute. Thanks.