1.   But that was bearable, because these are true believers, people for whom a turn of a phrase is a healing balm.

2.   For all of its ills, sports is much like the arts and religion, a healing balm for the psyche and the soul.

3.   Gradually, however, the healing balm of time is working its wonders.

4.   I also witnessed the healing balm of patience and perspective in those afternoon sessions.

5.   She released the sweetness of her voice in a healing balm of enchanting folk songs in Spanish, English and French.