Love heals

Love Heals is a visual declaration that God is Love and the power that comes with love. 

God is the ultimate healer of all broken hearts and weary minds. The brain, shown in side profile, represents the complexities of the human mind, where struggles and silent battles are often fought. Yet, from this place of vulnerability, vibrant flowers bloom, a reminder that God’s love can reach even the most shattered places. He alone controls when and where something or someone grows. 

Loving and Hating coexisting takes away from the power that comes with true love. When surrendered and free we are able to love and heal in the power given to us through God, by being called sons and daughters. 

Just as Christ walked among us, touching the untouchable, restoring the broken, and bringing life to what was dead, so His love still reaches into our deepest wounds, bringing healing and hope. Every petal in this design is a testament to the transformative power of God's love — that even in seasons of darkness, light can emerge, and new life can spring forth. 

As Christ healed the blind and the sick, and pursued the lost and lonely. He also raises the dead to life in Spirit and in body. He demonstrated the heart of a loving God who never abandons His children. “Love Heals” is a reminder that we are not alone in our pain, and that true restoration is found in the embrace of a God whose very nature is love. 

Bread For the Hungry

• “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” — Psalm 147:3
• “He forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion.” — Psalm 103:3-5
• “I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.” — Hosea 14:4
• “Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.” — Jeremiah 17:14
• “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays.” — Malachi 4:2
• “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” — John 13:34
• “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” — 1 Peter 4:8

Question and Responses 

1. What does “Love Heals” mean to you?

To me, “Love Heals” is a declaration of faith — that no matter how deep our wounds, the  love of God has the power to heal. It’s a reminder that the love Christ showed us is more than just a comforting thought; it’s a life-giving force that reaches the places we thought were too broken to restore. It’s a promise that the darkness doesn’t get the final word.

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2. Why the brain and flowers?

The brain represents our deepest battles — the struggles of the mind, the silent wars we often fight alone. But the flowers blooming from it symbolize what happens when we invite God’s love into those broken spaces. Just as a garden can grow from soil once barren, our minds and hearts can flourish again, no matter how dark the season. It’s a visual reminder that “Love Heals” isn’t just about overcoming, but about becoming whole again.

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3. What inspired this design?

This design was inspired by a deeply personal journey. It reflects the truth that God’s love brought light back into my family’s darkest moments. It’s a tribute to my son’s fight to find hope again and a declaration that the love of Christ is still a healing force in this world. It’s about believing that just like Christ raised the dead, healed the broken, and brought hope to the hopeless, that same love can raise us up today.