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Date: 12 January 2007 20:13:38
In the joy of conversations,
in the laughter of jokes,
in the risk of encountering personality,
in the fear of exposed vulnerability,
in the danger of loving,
in the unpredictability of all relationships,
in the midst of all of these,
we find strength for the way.
Affirmation for our humanity,
solace for our souls.
We glimpse the deep potentials of life,
the joy of growth, and the realisation of our identity
For the way of love it at cost,
a way of pain, brutality, risk.
But a way which is of life and all its fullness.
A life which blossoms with the seed of our human potential.
The life we were meant to lead is found.
Scott Blythe, member of the Iona community
I found this two days ago, the evening before my birthday (which I will blog at some point!) and it made me think, about the friends that I have and the relationships I've built. Yes its risky, you lay yourself open to heartbreak and make yourself vulnerable. But it is in this sharing of life with others that we find life in its fullest sense. And, especially this week, I wouldn't be without that for the world.