Vulnerable

"Our efforts to protect ourselves lead us to seek relationships that do not draw us out, that require little, but don't rattle us so we can keep our bearings." --Catherine Malotky, Lutheran Women Today, Oct. 2010 pg. 42

I've never been one to be very vulnerable in my friendships.  I wish I was.  I think I put minimum effort into my friendships -- I like them to be easy and to fit into my schedule.

I imagine what rich, deep friendships are like . . . satisfying, intense, bold and gentle.

I'm not sure I have the energy -- or the will -- to throw myself into rich, deep friendships.  I'm sure the effort is worth it.  I'm sure the beauty spills out of the doors and pours through the windows.

But I keep it safe and keep my distance.

Vulnerability is not my strong suit.

"Human vulnerability is the source of communion in the Kingdom that God desires for us."  --Linda Johnson Seyenkulo and Jensen Seyendulo, Lutheran Women Today, Oct. 2010 pg. 30


The gift of friendship is just that . . . a gift -- precious, fulfilling, life-giving.

Definitely not easy . . . but probably so worth the effort.

Vulnerability -- yet another thing for me to work on . . .

 . . . in my spare time.