The false self is what we construct to make us look better to those around us. We build it to help us cope with the unpleasant things in our lives. It creates a false reality. We build it to set us above our peers. It is a self that hides the real self. It keeps us from being genuine. It is fearful to think about not having it lest we melt down into the unknown. If we would be healthy and whole, the false self must die. In this way, the real self can live. This is why we need to take up our cross and follow Jesus. This is how we both lose ourself and find ourself.
Father, You have sent Your Son to save us even from ourself . May we appropriate by surrender and faith the fullness of your salvation. Amen!
