vulnerable

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.  We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." ~John 1:14

when you step out and 

put your heart on your sleeve

you open yourself up in a 

beautiful and perilous way

to be the object of abuse 

and laughter and scorn

or the creator of space 

for others to feel seen 

and safe and known

it's risky to be sure

but a risk worth taking

if its reward is real life

the Word became flesh

and made his dwelling among us

God took on vulnerability

who could've imagined

the degree to which

the Word was willing to go

to connect with his beloved

vulnerability always makes 

good space for love to enter in

unless there are strings attached

may we do likewise and 

enter into a vulnerability

without strings that makes 

space for love and says 

yes to the vulnerable