Captivating by John Eldredge & Stasi Eldredge
Week 5: Chapter 4 — Wounded
Read Chapter 4 of Captivating. Key Scripture: Isaiah 61:1–3; Luke 4:18.
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No woman reaches adulthood with her heart fully intact — this chapter tenderly and honestly explores the wounds that silence a woman's heart and the messages those wounds leave behind.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.The Eldredges open this chapter by acknowledging that the wounds women carry are real and varied — some dramatic, some subtle — but all of them carry a message. What is the core message that most wounds deliver to a woman's heart?
2.The chapter describes how wounds most often come through our relationships — particularly from our fathers, our mothers, and our peers. The Eldredges discuss the 'wound from a father' at length. How does a father's presence, absence, or words shape a daughter's answer to the question of her own worth?
3.The authors also explore wounds that come from mothers — critical mothers, absent mothers, mothers who competed with their daughters. How do these wounds differ in their effect from the wounds that come from fathers?