God Heals the Brokenhearted

I realized one day that we hold grudges and stay mad at people because we want them to be truly sorry for what they've done to us and by doing so, help us in our healing.

But sometimes that sorrow is not forthcoming because they do not see any thing wrong in what they did or they do not know that they did wrong. And so we hold on to our anger and wonder how the other could be so insensitive, a thought which adds fuel to the flames.

But they say anger does more damage to the angry person than it does the object of anger. Holding on to anger is a sure way to punish ourselves. So what are we to do?

I realized one day that we should bring our shattered hearts to God and let him fix the pieces. The psalmist says, God heals the brokenhearted. So we should take the psalmist at his word, bring our broken hearts to God and let God do the healing.

Maybe healing comes with a change of perspective. Maybe the person who thought he did no harm was right after all. Or, maybe there is real damage and it might not repair the relationship. But at least we let go of the anger and find ourselves in a better position to forgive when the person comes around and is truly sorry.