It's not easy to see things as they truly are.  The Apostle Paul says that there is a day coming when we'll see Jesus face to face and will "know fully" even as we are "fully known." 

 In the meantime, Paul says we "see in a mirror dimly."   I wonder... if we did see things as they truly are, we might find it a bit unsettling!   It sure was for the cast of characters in this week's lectionary readings...Job, the Corinthians, the disciples.  Maybe knowing and being known is a bit more complicated than we think.  

 Thankfully, we're not left alone.  Not by a longshot.  

 Which is why I'll be glad we're together this Sunday.