When we suffer well,
The angry, hurtful words Can become embedded in our flesh. They search out pockets of sensitivity And lodge themselves in unsuspecting organs and tissues. These must be washed away with love. And love is a river that flows through the soul. In everyday life, The river constricts and narrows down To something more like a stream. But, through purposeful imagination, You can swell the stream To therapeutic Doses. So try this. Lie down and relax. Let go of every muscle. And feel yourself sink down. Then imagine yourself as a river. Actually picture in your mind the banks Of the river - wide and spanning some great distance On either side of you. Feel yourself deep and low, Low enough to hold the great mass of water Flowing through you. Then imagine the banks of the river extending To some impossible distance, Perhaps as wide as the state you live in. Since you are the bed of the river, As you do, you will feel yourself relax even more. You will feel a deepening In order to hold that much water. And then do it again...and again, Until the water stands on either side To some distance which you can only comprehend Through your imagination. Were you to sit in a boat in the middle of this river, You would be in the midst of an ocean. And now feel the great mass of water Pouring through you, Continually emptying itself out upon The arid land which is your body. Let it flow over and cool Every fevered part. As you do, you may feel A tingling. You may feel an actual cleansing Of the cells of your body. As you let this great mass of water flow through you, See it heal your soul. See the desert begin to bloom With every kind of vegetation. See each tree and flower shooting upward Toward God in joy and gratitude. And then as you heal And as the river moves on, Picture it flowing out of you And emptying itself into the arid lands Of those whom you love Many of whom, perhaps, were the cause Of your suffering. See their deserts heal. As you do this, You may discover That you need to sleep afterwards. That's ok. Let yourself sleep. You may also wake up With new answers As to what you need to do To help heal those relationships. A WARNING: This mediation may be difficult If you have not been doing your best To suffer well. If so, repent. Seek to carry the cross Of other's anger and betrayal Without reviling back. Seek to love as He loved, And to forgive.
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