Out in the light of day for all to see, in authenticity and transparency, means not having to defend yourself.
You can be free from that anxious drive toward self-defense that lies deep in your bones.
If nothing is secret, nothing needs protection. Nothing needs an alibi or justification.
You can allow your life to speak for you. Others to speak for you. Your work to speak for you.
When questions come, you don’t have to be the one to answer. You don’t have to have an argument or rebuttal. You don’t have to prove your innocence or worth.
When you live openly, you are free to simply live. To be who you are and do what you do. Out in the wide open spaces of God’s world, you can fully receive the gift of being yourself. To receive your life as it comes to you, without apology to others or complaint to God.
