Because we are fragile, and when we are broken what’s inside is revealed. What we worship shows through. Every time we take a hit, our true self comes out. We can try to hide it in times of comfort and ease, but we can’t keep our true self covered. The jar will crack. The fig leaves will rot and fall. Your true, rotten self will come out. But here’s the good news. That real you, the you inside that you hide, the you that you try to protect, the you that you hope nobody sees or knows—that’s the you that God loves.
