Who Knows?

I think that there is a part of us, as humans, that needs to be known. There is a part in each of us that desires to be seen, and known and approved of, by other humans. I think that is a big part of the draw to Twitter and Facebook and MySpace. They allow you to connect with other people and allows you to be, quite safely, known to others. What you are doing and what you think can be put out there for anyone to see. And really, how good does it feel when someone comments on your status? Isn't that an approval of sorts? Someone is showing interest in you.

We weren't created to just live and exist on our own. We were created for community. And we sometimes become quite driven to be seen, and known.

I think that when we consider ourselves to be known - by a person, or perhaps even God - and we are accepted, we are freed to become someone with eyes that look naturally beyond ourselves. We are filled to a point where we are no longer driven by the need to be known. Our focus is allowed to wander - even charged with an energy to apply our fullness to the world around us. We can invest who we have become known to be into those who themselves are seeking to be known.

The opposite of "known-ness" is loneliness. And we are perpetually in a state of one or the other.

We are created in the likeness of God. And a desire to be known, I think, is part of that. For us, it's a need - for him, it's a joy. He delights in us wanting to know him. We breathe in life in those moments we realize that he knows us.

Sometimes it's hard to let down the walls we've created to protect ourselves, and allow ourselves to be known - even to God. But I think today is a good day to maybe just peek over the wall and at least allow Him to see my face.