O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,All because we do not carryEverything to God in prayer

These lyrics came up in the book 90 Minutes in Heaven where a guy gets horribly, brutally mangled in a head-on car crash with a lorry. He was pronounced dead on the scene of the accident. A hour and a half later, some Christian pastor prays for him (despite his better sense). The guy comes back to life, his internal organs miraculously healed.

In his death he experiences Heaven (and writes all about it – very interesting). But on his return he is in excruciating pain, constantly, for years. I guess I'm a bit of a Calvinist, but it's just scary how much pain God will let you endure. It's like he gives you a lot more leeway than you'd like to think. He knows exactly what you can cope with, and let's you cope with it. If it serves towards his will and for your good, you'll go through it. Brutal!!

These lyrics are from the song What A Friend We Have In Jesus which I personally think is a bit of a cheesy Christian tune. But the lyrics are awesome. Especially when you put it on the backdrop of this guys life. It's almost like pain and suffering are devices of grace designed to drive us back to him.