Safe spaces...

They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?”
~ Luke 24:32
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So many of the hospice patients I meet are in their home.  Often surrounded by their own belongings and family, for them, it is a place of comfort.  When I enter, I realize that I am being invited into a sacred, safe space for the person.  We all have the ability to become safe places for others.

There is something about being able to be transparent and present with others in a way that it allows for vulnerability and safety.  We can do this in many ways.  When we free our lives of judgement and condemnation when we are with others, we suddenly then can become a place where others can openly share their lives.

When we live our lives as God has designed, loving one another, we cannot help but invite others to do the same.  

One of the greatest gifts that we can give one another is ourselves.  Without some hidden agenda or underlying need, where we are completely present, and able to be a source of peace and reconciliation, we then create a place where sacred conversations can happen.  For many, I think that it becomes a place of liberation where feelings and experiences can be shared, without fear of "What will he think of me once he knows this about me?"

I try to remind myself that Jesus did not come into the world to condemn the world, but to save it.

Providing a simple, nonjudgmental presence, often without a plan, can be exactly what others need to know that we can be part of the safe place with them.  What a wonderful place to be with, and for, one another! 

Stay in God's grip!

G. Todd Williams (c) 2019