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When There Is No Apology: Finding Healing in Christ

When There Is No Apology: Finding Healing in Christ

Last updated on: July 29, 2026 at 8:36 am by Jocelyn Soriano

When There Is No Apology: Finding Healing in Christ 2026-06-29T09:15:00+08:00 Jocelyn Soriano

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Finding Healing in Christ

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Sometimes, there is no apology, no restitution, and no change of heart. You don’t hear the words you wanted or find the answers you seek.

How could they have done that? What did I do to deserve this? Why couldn’t they even see my pain?

No matter how much you try to think about it, your hurts just come back again and again.

And the very people responsible don’t even seem to care.

How could they go on as though nothing ever happened? How could they even sleep with what they have done?

Still, all you find is this prison you can’t seem to free yourself from. All that you find is your pain.

You’re stuck in that moment that changed everything, and no amount of thinking can undo what happened.

My friend, if you ever find yourself in this situation, please know first that you are not alone.

God sees you, knows what you’re going through and understands your pain.

He is not blaming you, and He is not Someone who would try to make you feel guilty for crying out for justice.

He suffered injustice, too, didn’t He? He was accused of a crime He did not commit, punished for transgressions He wasn’t responsible for and crucified like a criminal for all the world to see.

Yes, He knows what it’s like to suffer. And He knows what it’s like for your pain to go unrecognized.

If there is ever Someone who could help you, it is He.

If there is ever Someone who could heal your pain, it is Jesus Christ Himself.

You can’t count on the one who hurt you to do the same. Sometimes, you can’t even count on those you thought could help you. Even the best of people can fail you.

But you can always count upon your God who cares for you and loves you so much that He offered even His life for your sake.

Where there is hurt, He can give healing.

Where there is sadness, He can give comfort.

Where there is desperation, He can be your hope.

Where there is any need for restoration, He can provide more than what you have lost.

You don’t have to remain forever stuck in your pain.

Time can move on once again. Christ can give you the grace you need to let it all go.

Healing may not be instant. But you can trust that Jesus would be there to walk with you every step of the way.

Whenever the hurtful memories resurface, you can find refuge in His heart.

Trust in the One who loves you.

In the most compassionate heart of Christ, you are safe, you will find healing, and you can have peace.

Let Him carry the burdens you cannot bear. Let Him walk with you. And let Him provide the justice that others could never give.

Jesus is the Friend who can lead you to freedom, hope and a brand new start.

“He heals the brokenhearted,
and binds up their wounds.”
– Psalm 147:3 (NRSVCE)

Jocelyn Soriano is the author of “My Little Book on Forgiveness.”
You may also want to read “3 Ways Forgiveness Is Like Healing a Wound”

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About Jocelyn Soriano

Jocelyn Soriano is an author, poet, and book reviewer. She is an introvert who enjoys a cup of coffee and listening to the cello ****** while working.

She wrote the books To Love an Invisible God, Defending My Catholic Faith and Mend My Broken Heart. She also wrote books on poetry including Poems of Love and Letting Go and Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief. She has published more than 15 books and developed her own Android applications including God’s Promises and Catholic Answers and Apologetics.

She writes about relationships and common questions about God and the Catholic faith at Single Catholic Writer. She is currently single and happy and she would like everyone to know how happy we can be by drawing close to the love of God!

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