This is the thing about road rash-no one is to fault; it isn't a deliberate intent to harm. Rather, it is a by product of being on the road-a spiritual, emotional or physical road. It is the result of a situation, a circumstance that occurs while traveling your road. Often times, I wanted someone to blame, but it's hard to hold a grudge against a piece of pavement.
Sometimes there are the superficial rashes, the "strawberry" if you will. These are usually small, on the surface, and don't require much medical attention. Sometimes you don't even know you have an injury until something irritates it. To me, this road rash teaches me a quick lesson like, "Well, I'll never do that again!" These scab over, flake off, and are gone pretty quickly.
Another level of road rash would be moderate. You know, knocks a chunk of skin off, leaves some holes. This goes a little deeper and requires me to provide a little more attention to my healing process. This makes me a little more cautious when similar situations that caused my road rash arrive. I'm not sure I want that feeling again.
The worse kind of road rash I have seen is an avulsion down to muscles, tendons, and even bone. You could say, "This cuts to the bone." Road rash to this extent needs constant and intentional care. Often times, I've needed a group of people to contribute to my recovery as I just could not conquer this injury alone. The cause of this road rash is avoided in the future!
So I learned this about road rash:
1) They all hurt...... and they all heal. There's no gradient of rash when it comes to healing. They all heal in time. I have seen a severe physical road rash begin to heal over a matter of days. I know God can and wants to do the same for my heart, mind, and soul.
2) They all leave a scar..... and they all tell a story. I want my story to be one of Faith in times of overwhelming questions, Hope in times of deepest desperation, and Unconditional Love INSPITE of my conditions.
My road has brought rashes in all of these categories and I am sure they will continue as long as I travel my road of life in Faith. I will tend to my wounds. I will embrace the healing and I will tell my story.
Tori
