The saying "time heals all things" is just not true. If you have an infected finger, the last thing you want to do is give it more time..Our hearts, minds, and souls are exactly like that. When someone has hurt us-or we've allowed someone to hurt us-we need to drain the wound before we're going to get any relief. If we'll open it up and clean it out and put in a little medicine, it will get better. Just like cleaning out a wound, it hurts for a little while... [but] it's worth it.
The statement, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted," is true at so many levels. We do not need to walk around with toxins inside of us, either physically or emotionally.
Dr. Henry Cloud
The Secret Things of God
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Hi, Wendy-
So sorry it took so long to get your comment posted-
I wish I had posted the whole paragraph from the book-
In this context it doesn't give the full impact of Dr. Cloud's words.
He was answering a woman who couldn't understand why she was still feeling pain a year after a devestating experience.
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