“… the fruit of the Spirit
is in all goodness …”
— Ephesians 5:9
King James Version of the Bible
VULNERABILITY … p. 128
Taking responsibility for our own conduct is itself an expression of character. In the doing, we as well reveal our vulnerability, an unintentional though equally beneficial factor.
Exposing our vulnerability, that is to say, our true self, demands trust in ourself and in others such that others recognize our state and respond in kind. Seldom, if ever, are we let down.
A necessary corollary of our being true to ourself is that of allowing others to be themselves. Again it becomes a matter of trust: that which we ourselves revere is no less deserving of others.
In simply being ourself — the person God meant us to be — we are at peace. Only thus may we share with others our manifold blessings.
— Garry D. Kilbourn
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