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HEALING TREE HOPE 1.1

Updated: Mar 6




He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed (I Peter 2:24).


When a disturbing and uncontrollable thought, feeling, or behavior becomes reality in a life, it can change the course of that life. Some of these disturbances may come in the form of addictive behaviors--inability to control participation in what causes personal harm and offense to others. What is really occurring in such instance is imprisonment to a force more powerful than the one caught in this captivity.

Granting undeserved power to thoughts, feelings, and behavior, such that they become controlling in an individual's life, is an act that surrenders freedom. Imprisonment creates discomfort and requires healing. It brings pain to the individual experiencing it and to those who experience that person. The thought to consider is what causes this willful imprisonment and how can freedom from it occur?

Suppressed trauma is one cause of inability to withstand pressure of addictive temptations. Sometimes events happen that are too horrific and painful to remember. In these situations, individuals are led to adopt thinking patterns, emotional habits, and behavioral choices to minimize the affliction caused by the horrible event. Somehow, it is believed the addictive mental, emotional, and behavioral practices will relieve the pain. What really is the antidote for unreconciled trauma?

Those reading these thoughts are invited to embark on a journey over the next few weeks to make sense of trauma that may have been experienced and with which peace has not been made. The first considerations are in the form of two pivotal questions for which the One Whose body hang on a tree to heal these wounds has something to offer.

Consideration One: The Real Issue

What do you believe about yourself and what happened during the traumatic event? (Consider the last part of Matthew 9:35-36)

Consideration Two: The Stumbling Block

What feelings are holding you hostage? (Consider Psalm 34:18)


Patricia R. Williams, Ph.D., D. Min., LMFT

Ordained Clergywoman and Pastoral Psychotherapist

Stay tuned for the next installment of Healing Tree Hope


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