walls

“…..Falling in love is as ordinary and normal as our breathing. But it is also always special. It is special because it wakes us up. It thrills us and hurts us and makes us conscious of being alive. It lets us know that no matter how dull and distracted our minds may have been, our hearts are wide awake.”
“…It happens as we wish yet always remains beyond our control. We know that love is beyond our control because it keeps hurting us. We would like to experience the joy and energy of love without being vulnerable to its pain, but there is no way to do that. To love is to care, to care is to give ourselves, and giving ourselves means being willing to be hurt.”
Gerald May, The Awakened Heart
Life is about living and feeling. It is about being able to take it all in. If we are afraid of being hurt, we will build a wall around our heart to protect it. But – if we are not willing to risk hurt, we cannot receive love.
Where, in your life, have you built walls to protect yourself? What has the cost been? Consider offering those places, where you have been hurt in the past, up to God so that you may begin letting love in. It is worth the risk.

Grace and peace ~
Deb

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