The Plumbline

11  Even hell holds no secrets from  God —do you think he can't read human hearts? (Proverbs 15:11) As a little girl, nothing thrilled me more than to know a secret.  I was delighted to have that tidbit of information to hold onto because it somehow gave me a sense of "power" over someone else (I knew something they did not).  Today, secrets are sometimes unpleasant things to know - like that someone is struggling inwardly and they don't want others to know.  The secrets are still expected to be kept, but the things I must keep are much more difficult to know. For some, a secret is something that only the "privileged" have any access into knowing.  For others, a secret is more of a "gossip" channel.  Still for others, it is a means of controlling individuals through "protected information".  Regardless of the "reason" for the secret held, it can be both a burden, and a blessing for some.  I had a friend share a secret this wee...