Hiding the Wounds?

I got home tonight and saw this in my email inbox (courtesy of Bruderhof Daily Dig):

How strange that we should ordinarily feel compelled to hide our wounds when we are all wounded! Community requires the ability to expose our wounds and weaknesses to our fellow creatures. It also requires the ability to be affected by the wounds of others... But even more important is the love that arises among us when we share, both ways, our woundedness.
M. Scott Peck

This struck a chord for a couple of reasons:

• I have a hard time being vulnerable with people. I don't like knowing that someone could hurt me very badly with a few accidental words - not to mention what they could do with a deliberate attack. Ironically, most people at my church might tell you the exact opposite about me - that I'm willing to be open regarding my struggles. Well, true... if I'm doing fairly well in the struggle. Sigh.

• I was touched when someone from church opened up to me tonight. She let me see into a bit of the person behind the persona - and I was almost shocked to discover that I have a lot more in common with this Salvo pinup girl than I'd ever imagined.

I think maybe God's encouraging me to open up more!

(Come on... tell me, "well DUH!")