A quote from the minister TD Jakes … “It takes time for even a small cut to heal. Healing is a process and it takes time. God will give you the oil of compassion and the sweet wind of a sincere love to pour into the wounds.”
I like this quote for lots of reasons. Most importantly, it reminds me that tomorrow is another day. The “cut” I feel today … a disappointment, a frustration, a personal failure, a time of despair or upset, a disparaging word, an unjust act … will in fact be gone tomorrow, soothed by the salve of time and faith. In the moment, it may be hard to see the power of that healing process, but it can begin almost immediately, if you share the healing with a higher power. We are resilient and never more so than when we give our hurts a home in God.
May we realize that the oil and sweet wind of healing that the minister speaks of is a constant. It is there for the taking. It does not happen if we don’t allow it, but only if we offer the “cut” up … that is a gift we share, and one that makes any wound easier to heal, in time.
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