Healing

As a hospital chaplain, I have seen some of the most devastating of situations. I have witnessed terrible effects of car accidents on little children. I have seen a diagnosis run its course. All of it begs the question, “Is there such thing as healing?” When I talk to a sister who is in anguish over the situation in her family or even think of my own emotional pain and sadness, I wonder, “Is there such thing as healing?” But when in doubt, I am reminded of those who are smiling even in agony. They must be healed somehow. So how do you know you are healed from a bruised? Here is what I found:


Signs that you’re healed:


• You’re able to enjoy time alone
• You find enjoyment in a new joke
• Your eating, sleeping and exercise patterns begin to return to normal
• You find a renewed sense of energy and purpose
• You can review both “good” and “bad” memories
• You can sit through a religious service without crying in sorrow or despair
• You begin to establish new and healthy relationships
• You find yourself organizing and planning for the future
• You look forward to getting up in the morning
• You begin reinvesting the energy once spent on your grieving in other projects
• You find yourself enjoying life’s pleasant experiences
• You can define your own personal growth from the grief process


So does this mean that healing is more of a state of mind than state of being? Maybe so. But we do know that healing is possible, in whatever form you’d like to think it takes place. Proverbs tells us that healing comes from words of the wise and trustworthy friends. The Prophet Isaiah tells us that when one truly devotes their souls to God, healing comes quickly. The pathway of healing can come in various forms, but the constant is that it is all Divine.






Blessings,


Aurellia