Tonight I did my radio blog with Bob and Evelyn Olson, lay evangelists. We are talking together about themes in my upcoming book: The Way of Love. Or you can hear these conversations posted on spiritualityrunningtogod.com under the title The Open Door.

Our topic was meeting Jesus in extreme sufferings. Both of the Olsons told about healing prayers during which Jesus told them in their hearts how He was there when they suffered childhood sexual abuse. I told about a woman I knew who had been raped at knife point on a kitchen table by her father when still a toddler. This was confirmed by an older sister. Decades afterwards on a retreat she got comfort from meditating long hours on the moment when Jesus was stripped of His clothing.

Horrible memories are not to be filling us with dread and bitterness. Instead we must run to Jesus and let Him find us analogies in His life. For example, He was not rejected by a wife, but He certainly knew rejection, including the rejection we sometimes give Him by fleeing into addictions vs. running to Him.

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