Locking Doors- sean watkins

I wish that I didn’t need
To say that I didn’t bleed.
Open eyes, see my sores
Steady mind, I’m not too sure.
It’s easier just locking doors.

Toy doll, not much to say.
So you thought, anyway.
Open eyes, see my sores
Steady mind, I’m not too sure.
It’s easier just locking doors.

Not quite, or just what it seems.
Poor sight, I still believe
Open eyes, see my sores
Steady mind, I’m not too sure.
It’s easier just locking doors.

Vulnerable: adj.
def: Susceptible to physical or emotional injury.

How much as Christians are we called to be vulnerable? It reminds me of transparency which I think goes hand in hand. The more transparent we allow ourselves to become, the more vulnerable we are. How many people should really see that vulnerability? Is it something that should be reserved for only those who we already know truly love us for us or is this something you must show someone on the way to truly loving each other. Even in the tightest and most close knit of relationships vulnerability is a factor. The more we allow ourselves to show that true absolute side we hide so often, the easier it would be for them to hurt us. Susceptible to physical or emotional injury- susceptible, likely to be affected, especially sensitive. As Christians I think we're called to a higher level of vulnerability and transparency than others. I think non-Christians need to see that we hurt just like them, that Christ is the only hope we have. Not that it makes it any easier- vulnerability reminds me of playing hide and seek with a child. You have to hide, at least attempt hiding. B/c by just standing out in the open, there's nothing to the game, nothing to be accomplished. But you can't hide in such a place that this child will never find you either. It's got to be a place where they can eventually find you. Maybe it's an older child and you have to make it a little harder. You just can't make it so difficult that they give up.

Does anyone really want to stay hiding forever?