tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792356736810095530.post6461067793595555238..comments2023-06-18T07:35:53.251-07:00Comments on freally reals: Grace and TruthDarlingKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468671622021875137noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792356736810095530.post-78362119223821618182009-10-23T06:25:22.989-07:002009-10-23T06:25:22.989-07:00Grace and Truth require terrifying vulnerability. ...Grace and Truth require terrifying vulnerability. <br /><br />Amen. I echo what Jeanne said about treating friends badly sometimes because we don't understand how Christ can apply it in our own lives. Anger IS a wonderful shield, but so is self-righteousness. To take the stance of the victim and see that as somehow nobler when really it's another shield to hide behind in the face of the Alecia Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234492677677304075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792356736810095530.post-41827743160198367252009-10-22T16:09:46.472-07:002009-10-22T16:09:46.472-07:00This is a great blog. It's hard to live out th...This is a great blog. It's hard to live out that truth/grace in a spirit of vulnerability. I think that we have to understand our own relationship with Christ (the whole grace thing, particularly) before we can relate it to each other. When I falter in treating my friends with the attitude you speak of, I think it's because of my lack of understanding of how Christ applies it to me.<br />Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338559456573400938noreply@blogger.com