rejection? Vulnerability and transparency are so dangerous, aren’t they? Like so many songs about love before and after it, the focus is on the hurt that comes with this thing called love (George Strait’s “All My Ex’s Live in Texas”).2 The lesson is to be strong, guard your heart, and remain uninvolved. Yet, as God’s image bearers, we can’t seem to resist the tug to relate. Love holds out the promise of meaning and purpose in life. It is often the source of great human joy. From a biblical perspective,