Faith seeking understanding, my personal journey towards a deeper knowledge of and intimacy with God, the cosmos, humanity and myself through thoughts, words and (occasionally) images, is a series of [hopefully] daily reflections I’m writing with the purpose of publishing something on a regular basis for others to read, either here, at joncarllewis.com or among my writings at Medium.com.
Perhaps what I need is a fig leaf.
Something to hide my nakedness
So I won’t be ashamed
When I tell my naked truth.
Or is the fig leaf a compromise?
One that in concealing
(badly, imperfectly)
Reveals only what is conventional
And manages to hide only the essence,
The very thing that needs to be exposed.
Perhaps what I need is a mask.
Something to hide my face
So when I go about the world
Striding naked
My truth will be exposed
And no one will know it’s me.
Perhaps what I need
Is to learn some way
To toss both leaf and mask aside
And—with them—
Toss aside my shame.
Nah.
Thank you for your time and attention.
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May God richly bless you on your journey.
