: The necessity of human vulnerability and "breaking the circle" of isolation.
: Sin and shame as things that desensitize us and isolate us from the "Body." ks_piotr_pawlukiewicz_zyjemy_jak_tredowaci
: Acceptance that we are all "unclean" and in need of the same Physician. : The necessity of human vulnerability and "breaking
His hand trembled. To offer it was to break the code of the "healthy." It was to admit that he recognized her sorrow because he carried his own. He felt the phantom bell ringing again: Stay back. Keep the mask on. To offer it was to break the code of the "healthy
He felt the scales of old lies, the numbness of a heart that had forgotten how to feel for anyone but himself, and the deep, ringing bell in his head that shouted, Unclean. Unclean.
She took the tissue. Her fingers brushed his—a brief, warm contact. "Thank you," she whispered.