We are called to be transparent,
to be an open page, a book,
for us to receive true healing,
to be honest with one another,
trusting they will not harm us,
our secrets are safe with them,
for us to be restored, made whole,
to trust in the healing process…
I want to live my life transparently,
to admit my scars, my stains,
where I am broken, jagged,
to be fully, totally, honest,
sins that I have committed,
fighting lies, curses spoken over me,
to free myself of their power
their control over my life…
I want to be transparent,
an open page, unfettered,
with myself, and all others,
to be open, brutally honest,
to be emptied, to be filled,
to be a witness to God's grace,
God's love for every prodigal,
For everyone broken like me...
I strive to be transparent, honest,
to be who I am truly, open,
truth of my sins, my failings,
scars, the weights I have carried,
With every word I offer, my words,
authentic, real, true, and open,
so that others will find peace,
living their lives transparently too…
to be an open page, a book,
for us to receive true healing,
to be honest with one another,
trusting they will not harm us,
our secrets are safe with them,
for us to be restored, made whole,
to trust in the healing process…
to admit my scars, my stains,
where I am broken, jagged,
to be fully, totally, honest,
sins that I have committed,
fighting lies, curses spoken over me,
to free myself of their power
their control over my life…
an open page, unfettered,
with myself, and all others,
to be open, brutally honest,
to be emptied, to be filled,
to be a witness to God's grace,
God's love for every prodigal,
For everyone broken like me...
to be who I am truly, open,
truth of my sins, my failings,
scars, the weights I have carried,
With every word I offer, my words,
authentic, real, true, and open,
so that others will find peace,
living their lives transparently too…
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Edited January 28, 2026
Transparent – v5
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
Edited January 28, 2025
Transparent – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/transparent-v4.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
Edited January 28, 2026
too scared, too ashamed – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/too-scared-too-ashamed-v3.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
Edited January 28, 2025
too scared, too ashamed – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/too-scared-too-ashamed-v2.html
Based on #1John1:8-10
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty”
Edited January 26, 2026
You know me completely – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/you-know-me-completely-2-v2.html
Based on #1John1:8-10
Based on #Psalm139:1-16
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 5, “Rigorous Honesty.”
January 23, 2026
God wants to heal you
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/god-wants-to-heal-you.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 4, “What to Do When You’re Stuck.”
Edited January 23, 2026
the next right step – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-next-right-step-v3.html
Based on #2Corinthians9:8
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 2, Day 4, “What to Do When You’re Stuck.”
Edited January 27, 2025
the next right step – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-next-right-step-v2.html
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