My Lord often stressed honesty,
not just with others but as an interior peeling
down –
as naked to ourselves as we are to God.
We can’t be perfect in this life, but maybe
we can achieve some honesty,
accepting our imperfection
as an essential part of who we are,
the human part, the necessary false
and transitory part which leads inexorably
to our transcendence and ultimate unveiling.
O child of God, the perfection open to you
in this mortal form is not purity but honesty.
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