Guest Post #1

"The House Exposed" 4/30/11 by: Gaby Giurgiu & Lizzy Husu

"We are all like houses. Each and everyone of us has their own house, and in each house there is a massive hole, a fracture in the foundation of its existence. This hole is dark, scary, and almost terrifyingly unbearable. So what does everyone do with this unexplainable hole deep in the foundation? We try to find anything we can that looks pretty, comfortable, and acceptable to cover that hole. We put layers of fine colored rugs, exotic lampshades, colorful art pieces, comfortable sofas, secure door knobs... that no one... no one could ever, ever discover the fracture. We go on with life thinking everything is good, secure, and comfortable. Sometimes we even will read a book or two that gives us a step or two to improve that fracture. To clean it up. Sometimes we may even listen to a show or two on our televisions that have it figured out. We invite guests over once in awhile, but we only like to fluff things up and cover any exposure to that hole. We want them to believe everything is alright, just as it needs to be-- in our control. We don't want anyone to discover our holes. We don't want anyone to expose it. We don't want anyone to question it. We simply want to hide and bury it under our pretty little things. The true question is who and what are we afraid of? What are we clinging to? What is holding up our masked up houses?...

Until one day there came a man known to be the only one that could mend the fracture.. fill the hole from it's darkness. As He began to knock on the wooden door, no one would answer, no one would come. But He did not stop knocking for He came with purpose and was diligent. He didn't just knock but He spoke softly and gently to the house, stirring it up to open. As the house began to see and hear the voice of the man, it decided to respond and open the door. He came in gently and uncovered the deep and dark hole underneath the thickened layers of rug. He exposed its terror with the light coming in from the door. He looked to the owner and said," I have already covered this, I am covering this, and I will cover this... Is that what you want?" So He began his task by exposing the fracture and filling it with Himself. It was sealed, secure, and completed. Now the owner looked at the man and said, "What am I to do next?" He looked gently in her eyes and said, " Cling to me always, always remembering what I have done for you today. No longer do you need to pretend, to cover up this hole, it has been covered up for you." 

We are more alike than different, we are a people with the same problem offered the same solution.