“It is sometimes easy to deliver an unhappy man from his present distress, but it is difficult to set him free from his past affliction. Only God can do it. And even the grace of God itself cannot cure the irremediably wounded nature here below. The glorified body of Christ bore the marks of the nail and spear.”
Nuru Nyambura says
June 28, 2013 at 7:10 AMHadn’t heard of her either. However, it is true that only God (not a psychiatrist, not time, or anything else) can deliver someone and take away the wounds and scars that life may inflict on us.
Mark McIntyre says
June 28, 2013 at 8:01 AMNuru: I agree. I also think that part of spiritual growth is coming to a better understanding of how wounded we are and how great is our need for a savior.
Karla Reisch Akins says
June 28, 2013 at 5:06 AMI’ve never heard of Simone Weil. Thanks for the introduction.
Mark McIntyre says
June 28, 2013 at 8:02 AMYou’re welcome. If you click on the picture of Simone, you’ll get to an Amazon link for the book from which the quote is taken.