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Opening Up Heals

April 13, 2017 by wagraham Leave a Comment

“If you want the doctor’s help, you must reveal the wound”

– Boethius

 

“Doctor’s wall” by Andrew Malone, CC-BY, on Flickr

Some of the deepest wounds are not marked on our bodies but in our hearts. We tuck away our disordered emotions into our inner-life until they explode into our outer-life. When we blow up and so probably speak rashly, we cut others to pieces:

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts. (Prov 12:18a)

And when we wound others, we hurt ourselves.

The wicked are filled with trouble (Prov 12:21)

And yet: when we speak without rashness and confide in a close friend, we find gladness and healing:

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. (Prov 12:25)

The tongue of the wise brings healing. (Prov 12:18b)

Although Proverbs 12 does not make this exact point, “a good word” or the “The tongue of the wise” will generally come to a wounded person, when that person reveals the wound to a friend.

“If you want the doctor’s help,” writes Boethius in the voice of Wisdom, “you must reveal the wound.”

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Wyatt is the Executive Director of The Gospel Coalition Canada. He enjoys his family and writing. You'll generally find him hiding away somewhere with his nose in a book.

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