Fragile Communication

This is from my (Darla's) notebook from who knows where and from an unknown date. Just came across it 2 nights ago and we thought it just might be relevant to all relationships. Just like how Scott and I are arguing over how to word that last sentence.

We live in a fragile world--everything is fragile from ants to plants to animals. All of creation is fragile but just won't admit it. Because we are fragile, we are easily wounded and this makes it difficult to know what we are thinking and how we feel.

Because we are confused about our own thoughts and feelings it makes it difficult to communicate. The fact of the matter is, sin affects us all in this way. So if you are confused because we are all fragile and wounded also, it's no wonder it is so hard to communicate. This doesn't mean just speaking and hearing words, but real communication, which is connecting below the surface where we can reach in and touch each others souls.

To know and be known is at the core of our deepest desires and needs. Most of us think we are communicating well because we have been doing our best or what we believe is our best or normal. What we often fail to realize is that sin has so tainted or impaired our abilities that what we think is deep communication is merely skimming across the surface.