He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. Psalm 147:3
When someone wounds your heart, what you do next will either bring healing—or invite infection.
If you’ve ever really injured one of your thumbs—ripped the nail or cut it deeply, you’ll know that the pain is ever-present. We’re reaching for and grabbing things constantly with that all-important digit. And, if you forget to care for it, infection threatens. But, with steady cleaning and care, it slowly heals.
Our emotional wounds are no different. If left untreated, bitterness can creep in like an infection. What starts as hurt can spread into every part of your life. But when we let God tend to it—through prayer, forgiveness, and honesty—we begin to heal.
The Bible says, “He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds” (Psalm 147:3). And Jesus said this is why He came: to heal the brokenhearted and set captives free (Isaiah 61:1). God doesn’t just make your pain tolerable—He meets you in it with compassion. He is both willing and able to restore what has been broken.
One man struggled for years after his father left all the inheritance to his siblings. “I didn’t even want the money,” he said. “I just wanted to be remembered.” That wound festered until the day he finally told God the truth. He cried, prayed, forgave—and healing began. Not instantly, but it started.
Some days, bitterness will try to creep back in. That’s okay. Clean the wound again. Pray again. Forgive again. Forgiveness rarely happens once and for all—it’s often daily. And healing isn’t a one-time event—it’s a journey. But you are not walking the journey of healing alone. God heals not just bodies, but hearts and minds.
