Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Secrets

I'm probably way behind the times in finding this, but recently I visited the Postsecret blog. If you haven't seen it, you should take a few minutes and go look. The site invites readers to anonymously mail in a postcard on which they have written a secret about themselves. Many of the postcards are really creative. Some are funny ("I like the smell of my own farts."), and some are sad ("I am contemptuous of others so it hurts less when they are indifferent to me.").

I was amazed at some of the secrets that people revealed and at how similar some of the secrets were. It really got me to thinking about how little we really know about the people around us, and it saddened me to realize that many people hurt very badly deep down inside but never tell anyone of their hurt for fear of being ridiculed or hated. How sad that we feel we can't share our vulnerabilities with one another.

Oh God, let me be more compassionate and sensitive of others' needs, and let me help them carry their burdens as they help me carry mine.

2 comments:

JMG said...

Unfortunately, we haven't. And the really sad thing is that Christians are hurting and can't turn to their own Christian brothers and sisters.

JMG said...

I know what you mean. It seems that lots of churches don't really want you there until you get your ducks in a row, and they'll sure tell you how to do it.

Then there are other churches where the members are wrapped up in their projects of getting people into the church, but they don't know what to do with them once they get them there besides sing endless praise songs.

Sorry, I'm being a little harsh I guess.