Have you ever played hide-and-seek with a young child? Usually it doesn't take too much skill to find him or her; but, if you are really "good" at the game, you will "search" high-and-low without success for some time. Often, before you decide to give up your quest to find the child, you will hear a little voice ask, "Can you see me?"
Sometimes I think we as adults ask the same question. "Can you see me? Can you see who I really am? Can you see my flaws? Can you see my good points? Can you see ME?" Usually these questions are followed by one more, "If you can see me, can you love me?"
The search for unconditional love is universal. The hope that someone, somewhere will know us in-and-out and will love us anyway--it's powerful. And if, by God's grace, this gift is found, we have to be strong enough to believe in that love and to do whatever it takes to hold onto it--to hold on to that person who can "see" us.
Love… What is love? Love is to love someone for who they are, who they were, and who they will be.
~Chris Moore
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