A bit like a shuttle launch, we lose parts over time to get to our essence, our true self that remains for all time.
Our life is spent getting to know that self--our soul--and letting it teach us what it already knows about the Living God.
It comes from God.
It is the part of us that will return to God.When we shut it up or shut it down (or attempt to), we lose communication with God. Our soul needs time to teach us about itself as our most precious conduit to the love and presence of God.
When abuse comes along, it can put a crack in our soul.
When God is allowed to freely show us who we are in Him, the soul conduit transmits to our hearts a steady and sturdy self-worth. A crack can cause a leaking out of that most beautiful and critical lifeblood of who we are.
When we are abused, we see ourselves as less. It becomes a painting of ourselves whose colors become anchored to the very depths of our being.
How do we change this painting? Is it possible to pry loose the tainted colors that God never intended painted?
Tomorrow: the prying tools.
