Two of my last posts have been about Shame and Vulnerability, and in particular the areas of shame that may be more prevalent in Men, given societal expectations.
So theres Shame that men feel.
Theres also Shame that men create – that Women feel, that women carry and hide that affects them.
In the industries run by men, that perpetuate shame – to control to to make money.
In the faith industries run by men, cultivated by men – that damage, wound and inflict shame.
We have a responsibility, given, that we create society.
If you hadn’t started to listen to Women, and their stories of how shame affects them, in faith contexts, in society – then maybe its time to.
Not deny it, not to reject it – but to stop and listen
And recognise, deeply, our part in this, and to do something about it
So I share with you a personal, warm, honest, sometimes sweary video below of my partner Christelle, and our friend Marie, – both previously evangelical Christians, both had been in ministry, both in their 40’s in western society.
Do watch, and listen,
What surprises you? What do you learn? what might you change as a result? What has to change?
Healing ourselves is about being open to listen, about acknowledging the pain we’ve inflicted, and making amends – to do better.
Please do put comments below, like and share the video , ill put the link below too.
The link is here https://youtu.be/xsqDC0Q4OrE
I would like to add that if you are interested in exploring the subject of Shame, Trauma and Christianity even further then further reading on this can be found by Karen O Donnell and Sally Nash in the UK, and Serene Jones, Shelley Rambo in the US – they have , in the last 20 years, began to write on shame, trauma and theology. It is worth a look, do follow Karen on social media for details of studying this subject in the UK too.
James Ballantyne 