The etymology of our English word heal is in the Proto-Germanic word hailijaną, meaning to make whole, to save. There is something assuring and beautiful in that expression - “make whole.” Newtons 3rd law of thermodynamics says that can’t happen without outside intervention. All are on a one-way trip to chaos and brokenness. But there is that outside intervention, a source outside of this world, that defies the laws of thermodynamics and the natural progression of sin. It takes brokenness and makes whole. It takes the lost and makes saved. It takes you, all of you, and makes something beautiful. That outside intervention is powerful to heal. Good news.
