Is it possible to live a “normal” life after having been ritualistically abused?
To answer this question to the best of our abilities, the following comes from an RA survivor herself (who would like to remain anonymous): The simple answer to this would be “yes” and “no.” Let me explain. To define what “normal” is, comes from my belief in how God created order and normality in the universe. This would include parents, children, marriage, jobs, career, as well as soundness of mind and “unity of the spirit and the bond of peace.” As an RA survivor, the world of “normal” was made unnatural, dark, hidden and beyond human understanding. Since Jesus of the Bible stated that He who has begun a good work in us is faithful to finish it to the end, that He makes all things new, as well as promises to give me beauty for the ashes and the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise instead of a spirit of heaviness, without question, normality is a reality through the power of Jesus Christ. For the “no” part. Can a person without a loving God have normality? To the full meani
