What we call “gut experience” includes bodily awareness of what Paul calls “the bowels of Christ”. But interpretation of such experiences can be difficult, especially when there is a history of trauma or early childhood injury. Bessel Van der Kolk wrote that, in trauma, “the body keeps the score.” But how does the body conceal, and potentially reveal, the score? And how can the Spirit help navigate and heal these deeper wounds? How does understanding this shape how we love and counsel others?
