No one matures in bitterness.
No one gets free in isolation.
No one heals rehashing the testimonies of bad religion.
No one gets to love or be loved well in self protection.
Self-protection is one of the great oxymorons. We're the only person in the world we don't have the potential to protect. And once we hide from trusting God and others, we may become more enflamed, more self-justified, more calloused in repeating our blame.
-- The Cure
Reminds me of this passage:
“Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have!"
-- Jesus, Matthew 6: 22-23 (MSG)
Continue here with some further thoughts on trust from Donald Miller.
