Healed Through Union with Christ

We are seeking refuge as ordinary mystics growing into mature mystics who recognize that

the refuge of God is dynamic and requires our participation as when we consecrate our

lives to God daily, when we stay in the truth or when we crush the scorpions trying to

harm us. The refuge is always available. The refuge is something to be seized. I've made

intentional references to trauma throughout the preceding chapters because I do believe that

humanity's deepest need is to find how union with God can address even our trauma. Faith has

always been a fragile thing in the human heart, precious, life-saving, but fragile in the way a

coral reef is fragile or a newborn fawn in the woods. It is something to be protected. I would

say the same of your humanity. Your humanity is a fragile thing also and when that coral reef is

bombarded with chemicals or when that fawn must constantly run from forest fires, the effects are

traumatizing. As a metaphor, this is our daily experience on the planet. If we are truly to find

the full refuge of God and His kingdom, we must find healing for the vulnerable and traumatized

places within us. Now, don't get anxious. Jesus has you. The gospel is truly gospel. For the soul

is healed through union with Christ and that is available to every person, anytime, anywhere.