If one accepts the premise of an intelligent designer and creator behind the material universe, it would be worth looking at our soul-pain in light of that.

One of the greatest sources of dissonance in our lives comes from the discrepancy between the values we say we hold and the behaviours we engage in that betray those values. There is a sense of justice and right and wrong in all of us. Some of this is culturally shaped, but the fact that it is there at all suggests that it is part of who we are as human beings.

God has provided a way for us to forgive ourselves when we disappoint ourselves, for us to forgive others when they offend us, and for them to forgive us when we offend them. Most importantly, there is a way for God to forgive us when we fall short of the standards He has revealed through our consciences and through written revelation. Knowing we are right with God has a powerful healing effect on our psyche. It is an important first step in becoming "whole" as persons.

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