Thought for the week: Being Known

Sometimes our greatest fear is that people will come to know the ‘real us’. Can someone know the real me and still like me?

I read this description of a miracle this week:

“That someone knows all about us and still accepts us unconditionally.”*

When we show our innermost selves, we put our faith in another person. Faith they will be accepting, loving and kind. Getting honest and vulnerable opens us up to the possibility of rejection and pain. Yet at the same time, these moments of great risk are what change and deepen our relationships. Being open and honest enables us to truly connect with someone else. In return, it also gives that person permission to do the same.

Aren’t our most vulnerable relationships also our most rewarding?

Is it any different with God?

*The Twelve Steps and Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, page 47