Get Real

A young friend once said to me that she wished people could be more "real". It bothered me that I could never put my finger on what that exactly that meant. It just occurred to me that perhaps, being "real" isn't so much what we do or how we act, but rather the ability to see ourselves as we really are, or more to the point, how Jesus sees us, good and bad, strengths and weaknesses, failures and successes. We no longer have to put on the masks that other people make for us so that we'll fit in. We no longer have to polish our halos in order to make God appreciate us.