{"id":749,"date":"2007-06-02T21:55:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-03T03:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/the-naked-worker\/"},"modified":"2007-06-02T21:55:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-03T03:55:00","slug":"the-naked-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/the-naked-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"The naked worker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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In the beginning, Adam and Eve were completely transparent in the Garden. It wasn\u2019t their lack of clothing. It was their attitudes. It was the way they conducted their lives. Since there was no sin, there was no need to hide. But after the fall<\/a>, everything for Adam and Eve changed. God called out, \u201cAdam, where are you<\/a>?\u201d but it was not a holy game of hide and seek. God knew exactly where Adam was even though Adam did his best to conceal himself from God. Isn\u2019t it interesting when God asks questions of us? Like he doesn\u2019t already know!\n

Transparency is the only way to come before God because He sees right though our fig leaf personas, our masquerades, and our silly attempts at keeping our true selves from him. Oh, we have the excuses all prepared but they ring hollow as we try to avoid the Almighty and the questions He asks us. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Transparency begins with the admission of our true nature \u2013 we are sinners in need of a Savior. It continues with an admission of where we are \u2013 lost in the garden. God knows who we are and where we are.\n

And yet, like the Great and Powerful Oz, we call out to our co-workers, \u201cPay no attention to the man behind the curtain<\/em>!\u201d We want to believe that the voice behind the curtain is really ours. It sounds authoritative and it asserts confidence. It gives instruction and pronounces meaning.<\/p>\n

We walk the corridors of work and our office mate calls out, \u201cHow you doing?\u201d Safely hidden behind the wizard\u2019s curtain we reply, \u201cI\u2019m good<\/em>.\u201d Our polite words help us avoid the potential of an uneasy silence. We can\u2019t bear to reveal who we are. Nor do we want others to reveal themselves to us.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

So, we hear the voice of God, softly calling out in the garden. \u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/em>\n<\/div>\n
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What will you say?<\/em><\/div>\n
Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.
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