Comments on: The Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen

By: helenl

helenl — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:42:00 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Dahlia.

By: dahlia

dahlia — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:28:29 +0000

Hello all!

Thanks for affirming, that we all are wounded that brings us pain . It is a fact of being human.

The consoling point is: “There is no sorrow on earth that God cannot heal.” (from the SHACK!)

Thank you for this lovely space.

By: Sherry Chandler

Sherry Chandler — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:32:46 +0000

[...] Windows Toward the World, Helen Losse featured this quote from Henry Nouwen: Nobody escapes being wounded. We all are [...]

By: helenl

helenl — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:53:56 +0000

Jana, The kind of kindness (understanding) that comes from one’s wounds can heal us all. We are all wounded. And those who don’t know they are wounded may the most wounded among us.

Those are some beautiful lyrics.

By: Jana Allard

Jana Allard — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:42:39 +0000

Helen – I want to add a couple thoughts. Our friend, Karen, has suffered the tragic loss of a son, a horrific accident that nearly killed her husband, she deals with her husband’s frailties, and she understands wounds. She is one that can give compassion and strength and is one of the kindest lady I know. From her wounds, she has learned to speak compassion, love, and kindness to others who are wounded. Karen is a perfect example of this post.

I was also reminded of a song my husband sometimes sings and some of the lyrics are, “A loser without direction, I drifted aimlessly, on the backside of a place called no where, forgotten by humanity, when they talked about potential, they did not refer to me, for everyone could clearly see, what I was, I’d always be, but He saw not what I was, He saw what I could be, when He reached His hand to where I was, He took a chance on me, for all He had to hope for, was just a possibility, still He saw not what I was, He saw what I could be.”

By: helenl

helenl — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:32:22 +0000

Mervi, It is hypocrisy to pretend we ahve no wounds.

By: Mervi

Mervi — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:29:10 +0000

Helenl:

Question Please
I am of the opinion that God sees me as I am wounds, hurts, imperfections and all. Yet, I may try to appear as whole and without wounds, hurts, imperfections and all to my fellow man? Yes this, in my opinion, is a form of hypocrisy.

Mervi

By: helenl

helenl — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:46:37 +0000

Hi Jana, Karen, Carol,

Sure God sees us as perfect, but people don’t. If we pretend life is perfect, people know we are liars. Our wounds can be our greatest witness. “We have this treasure in earthen vessels.” And so can anyone who seeks Him.

By: writeathome

writeathome — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:30:37 +0000

Great post! I like the comment Jana made above too. So true.

By: Karen Hopper

Karen Hopper — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:40:58 +0000

Helen, I truly appreciate your “wounded” postings. We are a people of wounds, some so deep that there would seem to be no relief. However, these wounds which we have no control over and carry through life can be treated to relieve the pain through His comforting touch.