trust

Trust.
Who?
When is it safe
to share the truth
in your life?

Trusting
who can handle
certain stories,
information,
realities
is a journey in itself.

I am one who easily
trusts...
and
yes,
there are some
who have let me down...
taken advantage
of my willing vulnerability.

But mostly I've chosen
my friends well...
their trust
has resulted in
grace.

Trust.
Who?
When?
Why?

I don't know all the
answers...
wish I did.

I've discovered this
though...
when you bump into someone
who has been vulnerable
enough to share with you
a bit of their brokenness
then that person most likely
can handle a bit of yours.

I've discovered this...
We are all broken in some way...
we all have a reality,
a truth
living within us...
and we need at least one other
person to trust
and open up too...
to speak out loud
our full story.

Trust.
It's risky.
Most things worth anything
are...
are risky.

But when
trust is
genuine
(genuine on the part of both people)
the risk of trusting
leads to grace
heaped upon
grace.

All I know is this.
I presently swim
in grace
because
I have
brilliant,
loving
people
in my life
who I trust.