Self-reflection: Where are you?

When God came to the Garden, He asked Adam and Eve the rhetorical question – “Where are you?” He knew where they were, but perhaps God was prompting them to think about where they were. Like a parent asks their child when they are up to something, questions such as “Where are you?” and “What are you doing?” prompt self-reflection.

In repentance, we become aware of our brokenness, sin, and guilt when we take the time to self-reflect. In remorse and confession, we come to God, and we are assured of His forgiveness in the words of absolution, which fall like a cloak of grace over us.