"Using Your Pain to Help Others" with Pastor Rick Warren Hi, my brother and sister stroke survivors, This morning, I listened to Pastor Rick’s sermon. His words hit me hard, deep in my soul, because I realized something profound: the deepest pain in our lives isn’t just any pain—it’s our stroke . As you listen to this sermon, I invite you to do what I did—every time Pastor Rick says “pain,” let it echo in your heart as “stroke.” It changes everything. For the past ten years, I’ve walked alongside our incredible stroke survivor community. I’ve sat online with many of you, heard your voices of hopelessness, as you’ve whispered, “I have no purpose anymore. My stroke stole it all.” I’ve been there too—lost in that suffocating darkness, wondering why I’m still here. But today, I’m begging you to hear me: your purpose isn’t gone. It’s hidden in the very thing you might want to run from—your stroke. Pastor Rick’s biblical teaching stirred something in me, and I hope it stirs you ...