There is a statement that we make in conversation, especially surrounding grief, that is theologically incorrect. I’ve made this statement and you have made this statement, “Time heals all wounds.”
We have casually made this statement so long and heard it from so many people that we accept it as truth. We offer this statement in hopes that a grieving person will find hope that it won’t hurt as much in the future. It is said with good intentions but is not only theologically incorrect, it will often invoke anger or resentment to the person spoken too.
Time can heal nothing. Time is a measurement of our days, months, and years. Time offers no hope, no solution, nor any benefit. As a matter of fact time can impose doom into our thoughts that the grief will never end.
The only hope we have is in Jesus. The prophet Isaiah prophesied that He would be a man of sorrows and aquainted with grief. Jesus wept at the death of his friend Lazarus. On the cross he cried out Father why have you forsaken me? He understands the greatest loss ever felt.
The good news is Jesus also defeated death through his resurrection. By doing that he alone is the one that can bring us hope. Through Jesus we have hope in the resurrection. We have hope that there will be a great reunion day.
Yet it goes beyond hope because we know as believers that he is preparing a home for all those that call upon the name of Jesus.
The passing of days, months, and years will not bring comfort nor peace. Our healing, our hope, and the promise of heaven lies firmly at the feet of Jesus.