The best analogy for healing in grief is the human body. When you have a physical injury, it causes a finite wound. In most cases the damage is reparable; the wound is treated with the expectation of healing. Death wounds your human soul and spirit; it causes you to grieve. For some, the wound is immeasurable—so deep that healing seems impossible. For others, the wound is less severe. Like any physical injury, the wound of grief must be taken seriously. Honest, accurate assessment facilitates its treatment, both mentally and spiritually. Most wounds of the body can be healed. All wounds of the soul can be healed.