When Sin Lives in the Family: Finding Healing from Childhood Abuse
Title: When Sin Lives in the Family: Finding Healing from Childhood Abuse Subtitle: A Message of Hope for Seniors Still Carrying the Wounds of the Past There are some things we carry our whole lives without speaking. Hidden hurts. Buried memories. Quiet sorrows that never left, even as the years marched on. For some, childhood wasn’t a time of safety or joy. It was a time of fear, confusion, and harm—often at the hands of someone who should have protected you. And sometimes, that pain wasn’t from a stranger or an outsider. It came from inside the family. The wounds caused by abuse in the home—whether physical, emotional, sexual, or verbal—cut deeply because they violate the very trust and love that family is supposed to represent. What do we do when those meant to protect us caused us harm? How do we make peace with the past when the pain still lingers in the quiet places of our heart? For many seniors, these wounds may come to the surface later in life. Retirement,...