Peter Rollins posted a thought provoking essay on his blog today.
Visit http://peterrollins.net/blog/ for the full essay.
I really like the first quote from Kierkegaard:
One gift has been given me and in such a degree that I can call it genius it is the gift of conversation, of being able to talk with everyone.
This happy gift was given to me in order to conceal the undoubted fact that I am the most silent man of my day.
Silence hid in silence is suspicious, arouses mistrust, it is just as though one were to betray something; at least betrayed that one was keeping silence. But silence concealed by a decided talent for conversation as true as ever I live that is silence. Soren Kierkegaard, Journals
Towards the end of the piece, Rollins writes:
Of course there are very few who can truly touch our subjective world, who can touch the secret that we are to ourselves.
In thinking about this essay, it is very pointed for me as I am a very private person. Most people wouldn't describe me as such, initially, but to really know me is to understand that I have a very small inner circle and limit my friends to few and my acquaintences to many.
However I think the closest of the close for our inner circle still are not allowed the view to our most initimate thoughts, fears, ugly jealousy, or odd ideas. I believe we shield ourselves from others but if you are a believer, Christ is the one that knows your true heart. Christ is the one that sees the jealousy, the regrets, the hopes, the frustrations, and the joys. Hopefully Christ is the rock, the sustainer, the celebrant, and the comforter.
I struggle daily though to try and close the gap between the me in my head and the me I demonstrate for the world.
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