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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Soul Healing

How do you cure a soul bruise?

Some blows
strike so deeply
there’s no obvious way
to relieve the pain and swelling.

Yet many of us will try
to put on a face which says,
It doesn’t matter.

Others let their pain
wield them like a sword
clearing a path of destruction.

And still others
will bury their pain beneath
layers of unconscious living.

Of course the best remedy
is simply to tear yourself open
in the presence of a trusted witness
and show them your bruises,
allowing both the light and
the power of communion
to heal your soul.

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