Heal me - now!
Bible Reading: Psalm 62:5-8
Author: Jennifer Brigandi (Ontario, Canada)
Author: Jennifer Brigandi (Ontario, Canada)
Saturday 31 January 2026 © The Upper Room.
The emotional pain I felt after my husband and I separated seemed unbearable. We had been married for only two-and-a-half years but had been friends for more than half our lives. I had believed this man to be the love of my life – the person God had chosen for me and me for him. And I was losing him. I was inconsolable.
Days of hurting turned into months. As people around me continued with their lives, I wondered when I would be able to continue with mine. I wanted to feel better now, not in two months or a year. I filled every second of my time, trying to ignore my grief and loneliness. Although many people told me, ‘Healing takes time’, time felt like the enemy – taunting me because I was losing days and months to my pain and heartache.
But God led me to the verse quoted above, helping me to see that in my yearning to heal quickly, I had forgotten his presence with me even in times of trouble. God had been working on me through each second of my hurt. While I had felt encouraged to pour out my pain to him, I also began to trust that he was giving me the time I needed to grieve and heal properly. The Lord, our refuge, has promised to give us peace and solace, and we can rely on that promise.
Prayer: Dear Lord, help us to trust you to walk beside us through times of pain and loss. Heal us and restore peace in us. Amen
