None of us escape the disappointments of life. To live is to hurt and we all have the wounds to prove it. Regardless of how we've been hurt, we all face a common question: What do we do with our pain? Should we stoically ignore it? Should we just 'get over it'? Should we let it 'make us stronger'? Should we optimistically hope that everything will work out in the end? If we fail to respond appropriately to the wounds that life and relationships inflict, our pain will be wasted it will numb us or destroy us. But suffering doesn't have to mangle our hearts and rob us of joy. It can, instead, lead us to life--if we know the path to healing.
Healing is not the resolution of our past; it is the use of our past to draw us into deeper relationship with God and his purposes with God and his purposes for our lives. We don't have to be held captive by the hurts of our past or respond to current suffering with a knee-jerk reaction that doesn't honor God or others. We can move from feelings of powerlessness, betrayal and ambivalence into faith, hope, and love. Abridged. 2 cassettes. 180 minutes.
