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Vulnerable Love

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Let’s start with a simple question: When do we not feel loved?

Some answers come quickly:

When we’re ridiculed or belittled
When we’re taken advantage of or used
When we’re dismissed, overlooked, or not taken into account
When we’re neglected—noticed, maybe, but not truly cared for

But there are other, less obvious ways we can miss love:

When someone cares for us, but never really connects with us
When we’re served, but not allowed to give anything in return
When we’re known, but not invited to know the other person

At its core, real love is vulnerable.

It doesn’t hold back. It doesn’t hide behind self-protection. It moves toward connection—and in that connection, something new and shared begins to grow.

This is the kind of love we see in Jesus.

He became fully human and fully engaged with people. He allowed Himself to be misunderstood, rejected, and hurt—and yet He kept loving. How? Because He lived rooted in the love of His Father. His wounds were met with hea...

Vulnerable Love

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