Receiving love melts masks...

The "solvent", love, is applied when we take the risk and be vulnerable enough to receive it. Brene Brown in her wonderful book titled: Daring Greatly, says this; “Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.” 



Isn't that what we see one of Jesus' cornerstone parables; The Prodigal Son? (Read the story here - Luke 15:11-32)  The lost son is in a place far away, awakening to his reality, in vulnerability (shame) he returns to the father. (See photo above) The son, not expecting to be greeted in love, is humbled and receives the love of the father.  It is a powerful story of the love of God for all of us, a love  that melts masks and gives us grace to be who we were created to be in our original story.  The quote below is another way of expressing what we see in the Prodigal Son story, from our friends at Trueface.

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Love acts as a safety net when we admit the truth about ourselves. 
To resolve our sin issues we must begin trusting who God says we are. We cannot mature without the healing gifts of grace. 

​In the Prodigal Son story and in our story, we see that the father doesn't  define the son by the sins he committed. He accepted the son just as he was and moved toward him in love. The same is true for us in marriage. When we live in a grace-filled marriage, an environment of grace, "one of the greatest gifts we can offer our spouse is a safe place to fail." The Cure, authors John Lynch, Bill Thrall and Bruce McNichol. 

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Grace lets God handle sin.
Grace melts masks.
Grace changes how we treat each other and our sin issues. 

The above statements come from the heart of The Father through our friends at Trueface. Let's dive into to these practical life giving truths next time. A wonderful dive via film that will stir your soul is The Heart of Man, a gift to humanity in these times. See the trailer below and then go see the movie.