Why is it so hard?????

God,
Why is it so hard to get close to people,
to let people get close to me....
Is it because I've been hurt before and
I'm afraid that I'll be vulnerable again?
Is it because I think others will take
advantage of my  openness...
Your son had twelve close friends...
one sold him for 30 pieces of silver
Another denied that he never knew him...
The rest ran away when he needed them most..
Jesus predicted these things yet he did not
shut himself off from friendship
Make me willing to take the risk too...
Help me realize that ultimately in opening  to
another human being
we are opening ourselves to you....