Vulnerable

Vulnerable
That's what you ask me to be.
Willing to open myself
up to you completely God.

You sit quietly beside me
as I lay bare my heart.
Pour out all that I have bottled up inside
trying to be strong.

In you God,
I do not have to be strong
because You are my strength.

But I can only find Your strength
if I am willing to let go
of my desires
to stay firmly in control.

And instead
let go of my need
to protect myself.
Putting trust in You to be my protection.

In my vulnerability in Your presence
I then can find a new strength
that will accompany me
as I enter back into living
the life laid before me.

Knowing this space
of vulnerable strength
in Your quiet presence
is waiting for me
the next time I need re-filling.