When my son was a toddler, and I found that it was occasionally necessary to correct him for misbehavior, he would come and stand right in front of me, cover his eyes with his hands, and wait for the session to be over! He would then come closer for a hug and be off playing again.
How often I have thought of this when I've made a mistake. How simple it would be to run for cover and wish some unpleasantness away. This sort of approach doesn't bring very satisfying results, however. An unresolved situation or a haunting past mistake can leave us feeling unsettled and unhappy. So, how can we find an answer to this need to correct the past?
We hear about "wiping the slate clean" or "turning over a new leaf," but is it really possible to find complete correction of past mistakes or sins? Christ Jesus' healing works tell us that it is possible. Certainly love was a necessary ingredient in these healings. Jesus had such a tender, pure love for all those he encountered that he was able to heal multitudes! So close was he to his divine Parent that he was able to view creation as it really is—pure, perfect, and spiritual—and this Godlike view resulted in healing. He knew that the love he felt for all did not originate in himself but had its source in God, divine Love, and that it was as God's reflection that he expressed this love.
