http://www.chastitysf.com/q_heal.htm
Great excerpt from the site above:
What a light burden Christ gave
us! To heal our wounds, all we have to do is kneel
before the Crucifix and, looking to divine justice, surrender our desire
to avenge our hurts. In imitation of him who accepted injury quietly, peacefully,
and, without grumbling or murmuring, we can say, “Lord, I am wounded.
I hurt. I am helpless. I am broken. I am vulnerable. Nothing I can do by
my own hand can protect me. Help me, for without your
mercy and protection, I will perish. Into your
hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Help me to continue my work in your service
despite the fact that I feel [betrayed, abandoned, unloved, insulted,
falsely accused, etc.].” And then let God do what He will to transform
your suffering into courage and perseverance—and healing graces for
those who hurt you.
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Many persons,
especially those who have been abused emotionally, physically, or sexually
as children, tend to recoil from the idea of
suffering, primarily because they
unconsciously equate suffering with punishment—the
same unjust and irrational punishment they received at the hands of their
abusers. And it was this unjust and irrational punishment that caused their
pain to sink down into the terrifying depths of rage
and anger, to be hidden in the dark corners of the
unconscious, shrouded in victimization.
 If only you would understand
that Christ accepted all suffering willingly, not as a victim, and that,
in carrying the cross, He bore for our sake the pain of all unjust and irrational
punishment. He gave meaning to suffering. That is, He bore it all
openly and without anger for our redemption from
sin, and, in doing so, He showed us that
true love means the willingness to bear the emotional
pain of others, suffering for them in the hope of their
salvation.
If only you would
pray for others and take up your suffering as Christ did—not as punishment,
but as a gift of forgiveness to others—then you would no longer need
to hide your pain and you would no longer be terrified
of your own capacity for anger; then you could listen honestly to your family
and friends, to bear their anger without flinching from it, and to help them
heal their pain and take up their own crosses.
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