I must apologize for my lack of blog posts. I have been preoccupied with some other things going on in my ministry. I read this passage from Henri Nouwen's book Here and Now and I thought I would share it with you. The excerpt is titled: Stepping Over Our Wounds.
We humans suffer a lot. Much, if not most, of our deep suffering comes from our relationships with those who love us. I am constantly aware that my deep agony and anguish come, not from the terrible events I read about in the newspapers or see on television, but from the relationships with the people with whom I share my daily life. The men and women who love me and are very close to me are also the ones who wound me. As we grow older, we often discover that we were not always loved well. Those who loved us often used us too. Those who cared for us were also envious at times. Those who gave us much, at times asked much in return. Those who protected us also wanted to possess us at critical moments. Often we feel the need to sort out how and why we are wounded and frequently we come to the frightening discovery that the love we received was not as pure and simple as we had thought. It is important to sort these things out, especially when we feel paralyzed by fears, anxieties, and dark urges that we do not understand. But understanding our wounds is not enough. Finally we must find the freedom to step over our wounds and the courage to forgive those who have wounded us. The real danger is to get stuck in anger and resentment. Then we start living as the "wounded one," always complaining that life isn't "fair." Jesus came to save us from these self-destructive complaints. He says: "Let go of your complaints, forgive those who loved you poorly, step over your feelings of being rejected, and have the courage to trust that you won't fall into the abyss of nothingness but into the safe embrace of a God whose love will heal all your wounds.
My only response to this is AMEN!!!
