There is more to living than intellect can grasp and so the surprise of God's love, revealed to me through campers, was something I am profoundly grateful for. I was surprised and grateful for the love, trust, friendship and grace they emanated. In what society deems dis-abled, I saw tremendous ability. In the books of Isaiah and Jeremiah, a potter image is also used for God. Genesis chapter 2 uses the analogy of the Divine being formed into human images from the earth.
Human frailty is a scary thing.
We are all vulnerable to life , its pains, sufferings and loneliness. We are all broken in our own ways. Weakness and fear are scary. We are afraid to show doubt and fear, but our church is never going to be the broken outlet to the world it needs to be if we can't be real with one another and the world. Life is painful.