Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord, for I hide myself in you. Psalm 143:9
Who didn't love to play hide-and-seek as a child? To be hidden mere inches away from the one who is "it" and not be found - what a sense of power and achievement. Then to hear the words, "Ally, ally in come free!" - to know that you are a winner... How cool is that?
I think I've spent much of my life still playing the game. I think most men probably do. To know I am hidden mere inches away - that I can have secrets others don't know - seems to bring an odd sense of strength and success. The truth is, however, every man may hide to win, but deep inside he longs to be caught. He knows that the world rarely gives up the game. Hearing those words of freedom is rare, and no man wants to go through life alone.
Lord, I don't want to hide anymore. The hiding places I have chosen only lead to loneliness and despair. I want to be seen. I want to be caught. I want to be "it."
If I must hide, let it be in You.