FMF: Bare

Todays Five Minute Friday word prompt is Bare.

To be bare in any sense is to be vulnerable. When a wife bares herself for her husband that first night, she is being incredibly vulnerable.When a person bares their heart to another, it can be the same.
One has to trust another to feel confident in being vulnerable. One doesn't just bare one's heart to anyone, just like one does not get naked in front of a crowd of people. You have to believe that you will be taken seriously, gently and confidentially.
There is a lot of things about me I will share, but only to a point. At that point, I really have to know you. That's my baring point. We all have one. For some of us, that point is deep, for others it is quite shallow. Some have been hurt in the past and are extra cautious about trusting their deepest selves, others have nothing but trust for most people.
We all need someone we can trust. Someone we can bear our hearts to. That can be a parent, a good friend, a spouse, God. But we all need someone. Because in whispering our deepest desires, fears, even sins to another can be freeing and fulfilling. Yesterday, it was said to me that no one person can do that for us, but it has to be a combination of people......and ultimately it has to be God. Because only God can journey far enough into our hearts to truly reveal ourselves. I believe that.


These past couple of word prompts have really challenged me.....I guess that's a good thing.
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