Responding in fear is convenient. If we don’t understand someone, have never been exposed to someone’s ethnicity or culture, or disagree with them politically, we can hide behind our fears and therefore, not learn about our differences, or dare ourselves to grow in understanding. [...]
Surely the faithful, who put their trust in God, are all pillars of strength and trust and don’t struggle with emotional dysfunction. [...]
Intimacy with God, or in any relationship for that matter, is one of the things I long for the most. It is also one of the things I fear the most. Intimacy is equal to authenticity. Authenticity is equal to vulnerability. Vulnerability is equal to ‘if you really know me, you won’t really love me.’ [...]