Our True Self is Always
Visible to God
Recently I had the
opportunity to visit a quaint little tea room for lunch with my mother.
Nestled in a row of antique shops and family owned stores, it was truly a
hidden treasure. As you entered you were met by a wall of hats . . . .all
shapes and sizes, colors and styles. There were gloves and scarves if you
felt the need to fully dress for your afternoon tea.
Although we opted to
dine as we were, it was quite entertaining watching the two little girls that
were having tea with their grandmother. They dressed up in all
the accessories and pretended to be someone else, other than their 8 and 9
year old selves. Their smiles and the constant changing of the hats and
accessories indicated they were opting to be different people every few minutes.
I thought about the fact
that we too as adults often dress up in an effort to hide something we don't
wish to share or others to see. It may be a hurt or a disappointment and
we would rather put on a smile and pretend all is well rather than admit there is
sorrow or pain going on. We pretend to be someone we are not or someone
different. Someone whose life is perfect or without trouble
or discord. Society tells us to smile and the world smiles back at
you, so we should never let them see us down. Yet there are times that
healing cannot begin until the wound has been fully exposed.
Just like that scrape
that we try to cover up to keep any additional infection from entering in, it
will not fully close up until the air has a chance to encircle it and allow it to
breathe. So it is with our pains of the heart, we have to expose them
rather than cover them up pretending they don't exist.
God knows our hurts . .
. God knows our hearts. . . . all the hats and dress up in the world will never
hide us from Him. He gives us friends, family, clergy and churches and
wants us to allow them all to embrace us. He has given us the opportunity
to heal . . . it is up to us not to hide from His offerings.
James
5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each
other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and
effective.
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