"For our courteous Lord willeth that we should be as homely (comfortable, intimate) with Him as heart may think or soul may desire."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 77)
Jesus came to earth, was born in a human body, and was immersed completely in the human experience. He had a group of people around Him that became His closest friends and He ate and talked and lived and laughed with them. They felt comfortable with Him, comfortable enough to blurt out their random thoughts, comfortable enough to lean on His shoulder, comfortable enough to have the full range of emotions in His presence. Jesus wants us to feel just as comfortable, or homely, with Him as any of His friends were during His time on earth. His friend group includes all of us. We are all in His special circle of friends. He is so accepting, so approachable, so humble, so kind, that we can relax and be ourselves in His presence. We can say all that we are feeling and admit all that we are struggling with. We don't have to always talk about spiritual matters, either; we can talk about anything with Him and He loves to just hang out with us and go through our day with us, working or relaxing together. He wants us to feel relaxed with Him, wants us to really share life together, wants us to be able to be open and vulnerable with Him because He is open and vulnerable with us. He is never going to call us out, put us down, or berate us. He is only going to call out the best in us and remind us of the beautiful and holy new creation we truly are. He is going to support us and have our back whatever we go through. We have found Someone who really accepts us as we are, who really loves us unconditionally, so we can truly be ourselves with Him with no filters. He loves the unfiltered person we are, with all our quirks and even weaknesses. He embraces the whole of us, so we can embrace the whole of us, too. He is truly Home for us and we can truly feel at home with Him. He really is family, He is really our best friend. And if we have trouble relaxing in His presence, He will just keep on loving and accepting us until we can relax. We are safe with Him!
"What I’m trying to do here is get you to relax....You're my dearest friends!"
Luke 12:29,32 (MSG)
A Prayer: I'm glad I can be myself with You and share what is really on my heart. You always make me feel better and encouraged. You are a wonderful Friend to me!