Honest Love

To be honest and real and to make people uncomfortable

Is better than pretending everything is wonderful

Life's journey, filled with euphoric highs and devastating lows

Mountain tops are beautiful, yet it's the valleys where we grow

People who are always happy, they make me nervous

Shallow conversations, emotions impervious

Afraid of tears, afraid to feel

Afraid of weakness, afraid to kneel

Transparency’s for the strong, cripples the weak

Vulnerability a dangerous risk, removing facades mystique

To face reality, many flee

But I'm finding real truth can set us free

Narrow beliefs, restricted views cause many to hide

Creating deep secrets and families divide

They say honesty the best policy till it shatters their paradigm

To be known fully can turn love on a dime

Spend the most time with those that know everything about you

They love your sweat stained pits and worn, dusty shoes

They know your doubts, your fears, your disbeliefs

Knowing you're not invincible, brings them so much relief

Doctrines teach about a God who's around every corner

Judging each failure, waiting to knock down a weary sojourner

But they say there's a God who loves us no matter what

We're asked to emulate that love, a love that heals, includes, adores like the Magnificat

Once we stop judging and seek to understand

The veil is torn to a richer, brighter land

Religion blinds, Grace lets us see

To be everything we were ever meant to be