Pastor Clay was confronted with a most challenging counseling problem. In fact, I beg they'd rather cut off an arm than forgive. They know they should forgive but they stubbornly refuse. Athletes who experience injuries as a result of their training or competition know that with proper care and time, the injury will heal. That is the way God made our bodies.
Physical pain reduces as the body heals.
But emotional pain does not heal with time alone. Especially the pain of rejection, abandonment, betrayal, abuse, and a myriad other deep emotional wounds. The number one cry from a wounded heart is for the pain to end. I want it to just go away. I am tired of hurting.