Was reading the book This opened my eyes by C.P. Varkey and read this particular instance where a man narrates an incident wherein he is just present with is friend in the hospital when his friend's baby passes away. He recalls this presence, this 'being there' as the most important thing he'd ever done. He concludes saying this happened when he was totally helpless. He never did anything or said anything. All that he did was be present there with the family in its sorrow.
Again, a reflection of what is said by Jean Vanier. Our vulnerable moments are really the moment we achieve something meaningful, or do something beyond our own capabilities. Perhaps this was also the experience of St Paul who says: When I'm weak, then I'm strong.
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