Healing Tear Drops

Droplet

A drop of water, is that all it was…

hanging before me,

glistening in the sun?

Or, eternity, life in a simple droplet,

capturing the sun, from

where life had begun?

Perhaps it only matters, when

the droplet becomes a tear,

from a tear in the soul,

the opening, where

life begins again.

The mystery of grief was recognized by Isaiah when writing, "by his wounds, we are healed." (Isa 53:5)  The places where we are wounded can be the very sources for healing. Just as the body has its healing power, so too does the psyche and spirit if we let it. The problem is that we believe that our bodies can heal, but do not recognize that given the chance, so too can the psyche and spirit.  Henri Nouwen coined the phrase, the wounded healer, in a book by that title.  We can help others to heal by sharing our wounds, and as we do, says Nouwen, we are healed as well.