Hiding

Do I really think I can hide from God? When I most want to hide is probably when I need God the most.

My prayer

From all ridiculous beliefs and actions, deliver me, O God.

Biblical touchstone

They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of God among the trees of the garden. Genesis 3:8

Invitation to prayer

What do you look like when you are hiding?

Position your head in your “hiding” pose. Bring your attention to your neck, your eyes, your mouth, your nose, your chin. What prayers are emerging from your heart, mind, and body? Pray them now.

Photos
Adam and Eve hiding in the Garden of Eden as depicted by thirteenth century sculptors. The innermost  right voussoir of the central bay of the north porch at the Chartres Cathedral in France

Related posts on the creation sculptures at the Chartres Cathedral

God, the Creator: God Holding the Book of Knowledge; God Creating the Garden of Eden; God Creating the Animals (Day 6 of Creation at Chartres); God Imagining Humanity (Day 5 of Creation at Chartres); Envisioning Creation; Deep Consideration, In the beginning, God created…; The God of Creation; Inspiration

The Creation of Humanity: The Creation of Eve; God Creates Humanity (Day 6 of Creation at Chartres); Adam, Safe and Securely Created (Day 6 of Creation at Chartres); God Loving Adam into Being (Day 6 of Creation at Chartres); Loved

Adam and Eve, Drama in the Garden of Eden: Alienation Hurts; Adam Chokes: The Feel of Alienation: Eve and the Serpent, The Heart of Naming: Adam in the Garden of Eden;  Adam at Home  in the Garden of Eden; Animal Connections (Day 6 of Creation at Chartres); The Fall of Humanity

The Creation of the Natural World:  Imagining Humanity and Creating the Bird and Fish (Day 5 of Creation at Chartres); The Sun and the Moon (Day 4 of Creation at Chartres); Vegetation (Day 3 of Creation at Chartres); Creation Plants and Trees; The Firmament; Night and Day; Heaven and Earth; Creation: Part 2

The Garden of Eden: Trouble in the Garden; The Rivers of Eden, The Animals, Fish, and Birds of the Garden of Eden; The Animals, Fish, and Birds of the Garden of Eden; The Garden of Eden; The Animals Created by God (Day 6 of Creation at Chartres)