A Wound That Heals
Recommended musical accompaniment: “Fur Alina” by Arvo Part
Big Sur, Ca
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
Love is not a battle
of blessing bruises,
nor swallowing shame
in the shadows.
It is not the praise
of affliction,
nor the hollow screams
behind holy doors.
Love is a watchman
on the wall—
protecting the vulnerable.
Not from moral performance,
not patience
propping up power.
It does not wear silence
like sanctity.
It does not fear
to name what breaks.
May we refuse
false loves that chain,
and receive
the love that frees—
Love is the wound
that heals.
