Armor
It is better to be wounded than always to walk in armor.
Margaret Fuller (1810-1850)
Yes, our armor protects us from wounds sometimes, but it keeps us from human contact. It’s funny how it is human contact that both wounds and heals. By wearing our armor we are separated from the very cure for our wounds. Our wounds make us who we are either to our betterment or our detriment. It is the healing of our wounds that make us stronger.
I look for the conflict in group process so that it can be worked through. It is only by working through it that cohesion and healing can be accomplished.
The problem is that we grow so accustomed to the armor that we forget about the wounding and thereby miss the healing. We forget that we are clanking along and suppose that this is the way one walks. We avoid contact but have little awareness as to why. It becomes a pattern. The armor becomes comfortable. The belief is that we should never be wounded, or pain is to be avoided at all costs. We shrink back when we should push forward into growth. If we are stuck we should develop a new paradigm that allows us to move. A paradigm that says, “Wounds bring growth.” So let’s cast off the every weight and turn our faces to the wind. Let’s shrink not in the face of adversity but receive the full cup knowing that there is a reward for our labor.
Margaret Fuller (1810-1850)
Yes, our armor protects us from wounds sometimes, but it keeps us from human contact. It’s funny how it is human contact that both wounds and heals. By wearing our armor we are separated from the very cure for our wounds. Our wounds make us who we are either to our betterment or our detriment. It is the healing of our wounds that make us stronger.
I look for the conflict in group process so that it can be worked through. It is only by working through it that cohesion and healing can be accomplished.
The problem is that we grow so accustomed to the armor that we forget about the wounding and thereby miss the healing. We forget that we are clanking along and suppose that this is the way one walks. We avoid contact but have little awareness as to why. It becomes a pattern. The armor becomes comfortable. The belief is that we should never be wounded, or pain is to be avoided at all costs. We shrink back when we should push forward into growth. If we are stuck we should develop a new paradigm that allows us to move. A paradigm that says, “Wounds bring growth.” So let’s cast off the every weight and turn our faces to the wind. Let’s shrink not in the face of adversity but receive the full cup knowing that there is a reward for our labor.
posted by brent at 9:43 AM
2 Comments:
Here's another quote like that : " A man in armor is his armor's slave. "
I've been taking some pounding this year, nothing too dramatic, but an accumulation of difficulties that has had me a bit downcast.
Your posts are an encouragement.
Thanks, Brother!
Thanks for the encouragement. The quote perfectly conveys my thought.
I'm glad my process has become your encouragement. Many of these thoughts I share here are my processing before the Lord as to what He is taking my through. I pray that His peace and presence will support you in your circumstances.
Peace.
b
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