choose intimacy, choose truth
It takes vulnerability to say and hear hard truths. How are you being called to vulnerable in your relationships? What truths do you need to hear or say today?
Proverbs 28:23
The woman or man who rebukes another person will find favor afterward, more than one who flatters with the tongue. I’m a fan of Ted Lasso. And, while the science of goldfish memory is fluid, the meaning of the statement hits home.
I am very lucky to have a wonderful wife. She's compassionate, generous, intelligent, thinks I'm hilarious, and is absolutely stunning. And like a bad lesbian joke, we eloped on the side of the mountain one spring day in 2018.
I knew leading up to the day that I would need some great vows. She's not only worthy of great vows, but I meant to marry this woman with my whole heart. So whatever I was going to say, I wanted to really mean it.
In the "vows" portion of my speech, the first thing I knew I wanted to promise was to tell "the hard truths, and to remain open to the truths that [she shares] with me."
I am proud to say I've kept my vows over the last almost-six years, although it hasn't been easy. But I've learned one important lesson from keeping my promise:
Hard truths are more intimate than peace.
It takes vulnerability to say and hear hard truths. How are you being called to vulnerable in your relationships? What truths do you need to hear or say today?
—Katelin Champion