What would it be like to live in a world where our differences are experienced not as that which divides us from one another, but rather as an invitation to recognize and name with confidence the beautiful ways in which we really are nothing alike?
This work starts in the quietness of a safe office and with a good connection. Working with people who are asking for help and confessing their vulnerability is an honor and a privilege.
Though we are made in the image of God, in this life we remain imperfect. There will always be broken places in us that cause us and others undue pain and regret. But guess what— there is grace for our broken places.
Each time I agree to sit with a client, I am invited to share in the depth of that client’s story. If I am doing my job well, the relationship deepens as more is revealed about the person in front of me. Part of the healing for that person involves them feeling heard and understood as they share the twists and turns of hurts and struggles by someone who does not rush to make judgement, but allows the story to unfold.