Monday, December 26, 2011

1988 May/June issue Part 4

The Dangers of Sharing
There is a notion abroad today that we must all be "open" and "transparent," put all our cards on the table, hold nothing back. This, it is claimed, is real fellowship, what John meant by "walking in the light." Is it? Only God can search out the secret places of the heart. Therefore it is only as we draw near to Him that we can draw near to each other without harm. I think we've got it backwards when we suppose that by barging into one another's souls we somehow get closer to God. If we are given the pooprtunity to know anothers heart, we must be careful not to "foster the self that in a brother's bosom gnaws," as George MacDonald puts it (Diary of an Old Soul, November 9), but always hold that one to the very highest. This is love. This is the kind of sharing which will strengthen and cheer.

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