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The Gift of Self: When It's Rejected, and How to Heal

5/3/2023

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Hands linked in marriage
(Gisela Giraldo FotografĂ­a / Cathopic)
Marriage--as God intended--is about mutual self-giving. It's a waltz between partners, the balancing of strengths and opposites, weaknesses and complementariness. Sure, partners might step on each other's toes during the decades of this loving dance, yet all issues are resolved with authentic apology and open communication.

At least this is how marriage should be.
Yet when self-giving is one-sided—as it is in all abusive relationships—a corruption of God’s intentions takes place. This is a form of evil, a desecration of the gift of self. How can we heal from this trauma? How can we move forward?
Read "What Happens When the Gift of Self is Rejected" on Substack
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