deeply.”1 It has been my observation over the years that the deeper the hurt, the greater the usefulness. Often in the Old Testament the original names of places carry symbolic meanings. This is certainly the case with this Hebrew term “Cherith.” Although today no one can identify the location of that brook, we do know that it derived its name from the original verb Cha-rath, which means “to cut off, to cut down.” The word is used both ways in the Old Testament: as in being cut off from others or from