Of course, the most effective—and possibly the supremely threatening—way to prevent the slide into this trap is to talk with God, rather than about him. But this idea never gains an audience in the Genesis story. And as we know, to relationally confront our shame requires that we risk feeling it on the way to its healing. This is no easy task. This is the common undercurrent of virtually all of our relational brokenness. We sense, image, feel and think all sorts of things that we never say, because we’re far too frightened to be that honest, that vulnerable. But honest vulnerability is the key
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