Through a glass darkly

Perhaps I should be clear that when I named this blog, I was not thinking that people experiencing psychosis see 'through a glass, darkly', while everyone else sees clearly. I was thinking more about the slippery nature of truth: 1 Corinthians 13:12 is really talking about all of us seeing God, or truth, in a hazy, obscured way.

The verse goes:
'Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.'

Not until we meet God face to face (if you believe we one day will), will we see truth clearly. In the meantime, our perspective is human and limited, and the language we have to express it in slippery and evasive, whether we suffer from a mental illness or not.

I also find it interesting that according to the verse, as human beings we see God as though we were looking in a mirror. We see the divine in human form, in those who love us and look after us, and also in ourselves. Perhaps we also superimpose our own human qualities, both good and bad, onto our image of God.

I'm not sure I want to see God any other way. Seeing the love and character of God in my friends and family is one of the joys of life. However, being 'fully known' by God is also one of these joys, so maybe knowing God in that same way wouldn't be so bad...