N'aked

Have you ever read the story of the fall of man, and wondered why Adam and Eve were ashamed of their nakedness? I have. But now I think I understand just why they were so ashamed of their newly realized nudity. Just keep in mind, I am only twenty years old, unmarried, and not even done with college. I could possibly be wrong.

Imagine a marriage that everything is out in the open. The trust between the two people is unparalleled. Whenever there is a temptation, the other knows about it. They feel complete intimacy every moment of every day, with no fear of ever getting hurt. Sound like your marriage? I did not think so. But this is what Adam and Eve had. They had the perfect marriage, because there was no sin to corrupt it.

Think a moment about your own marriage, and if you are not married, then just pretend. You have seen your spouse naked before, and it is no big thing. It is expected. There are moments of complete intimacy which nudity... kind of plays a big part. As a couple gets older, they start to loose their sense of personal boundaries and just do not care if their spouse sees them get out of the shower. But I do not care if they have been married fifty years, if the wife steps out to the kitchen, and her man is cooking eggs... au natural... she will be slightly shocked at this unexpected view. It is not a common place for a person to be open.

Now with that understanding, put yourself into the shoes of Adam and Eve. They had complete intimacy all the time, but when sin came, a whole new sense of distrust blew up within them. It was not the nakedness that was sin, it was the sin that made them embarrassed about their nakedness.

As a married couple grows closer to God, and further away from sin, their trust in each other will blossom, and they can feel loved and trusting to each other.