Dead Man Walking

God has been stripping me of all my illusions.  You believe the past is healed and you have moved on.  Then something bad happens to someone else that reminds you of your own past wounds.  All the sudden, all the pain and brokness comes rushing back once more.  I thought it was gone.  I thought I had dealt with it.  More work . . . more vulnerability as one steps back and asks God once again to do the deeper work.