As a child, you tend to place your favorite people up on a pedal stool, doing no wrong in your eyes. However, when reality sets in as these people shatter your perfect image of them, heart break often follows. Subsequently, deep wounds open, inflicting your soul with anguish unlike anything you’ve experienced before.
During the days of Israel’s exile, the prophet Jeremiah pours out his heart in a letter entitled Lamentations. Weeping through his writing, Jeremiah refers to wounds as deep as the sea floor, Lamentations 2:13. Perhaps Jeremiah is struggling with his expectations of God’s promises compared to the reality of his current condition. Like being rejected by the man or woman of your dreams, deep wounds form which some never recover from or take years to heal.
If you stop for a moment to look around, you are probably surrounded by individuals hiding their pain. Whether it’s the reckless driver on your way to work, the disgruntled employee or quiet neighbor, each is trying to cope with their pain. Depending upon your response to their needs, you will either sooth or worsen their wounds. Let your light shine today, Matthew 5:13, to help others begin to heal from the deep wounds of life.
Please comment on how you have been healed or helped someone else start this process.
by Jay Mankus
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