He told me who I am. Because one encounter with Jesus has renewed her spirit, reconnected her with God, healed her deepest loneliness. She is no longer afraid of community because she has been loved for who she is as a whole person. And then, she leads them all to connect with the Christ. This is the healing connection, our connection with God, our connection with one another in community, our connection with the stranger who meets Christ through us.
Relationships can be damaging, demeaning, ultimately destructive.
But healing comes through connection with the one who loves you most. Healing flows through your letting God love other people through you. And in it dwells God. Sometimes I am there, too. But more often stones and grit block the well, and God is buried beneath.