Vulnerability Introduction

Vulnerability as a place of growth and strength seems a contradiction.  What does it mean to be vulnerable in a spiritual sense? Is it a weak place in our defenses or the result of inexperience and naivety? How can vulnerability become a place of divine encounter and spiritual connection? Finding the balance between protection and openness can be difficult. The authors’ stories describe love and loss, caring and crisis, openness and woundedness, and healing and hurt. Vulnerability is a tender place where we experience both the exquisite joy and the searing pain of living in relationship with God and others.