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Strength to Be Open

pastoral observation

Hiding requires energy. So does the decision to be honestly known. Vulnerability is the willingness to let trusted others see the real state of things—struggles, limits, needs—rather than the managed image. It is risky. It is also the only path to the kind of relationship that can actually bear weight.

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Vulnerability is not weakness. It is the courage to be known.

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