‘Happy are they who, passing through the valley of weeping, make it a place of springs’ (Psalm 84). Photo: Thomas Sees Jesus Wounds by Gloria Ssali (2017)

‘Our willingness to be vulnerable is linked to our ability to love.’

Walking wounded: Dana Smith’s Thought for the week

‘Our willingness to be vulnerable is linked to our ability to love.’

by Dana Smith 3rd November 2023

Vulnus, the Latin word for wound, embodies vulnerability. Like blood or hurt, it is a word we can feel, if we let ourselves.