We hide because we do not want to get involved. We do not love. When we are angry, we hide behind anonymous letters, behind grumbling, gossip, and complaining. We hide because we know we are naked. We are isolated.
Isolation is a form of punishment.
It is used in the classroom to punish unruly children. The prison system isolates hundreds of thousands of offenders from the general population. Hiding from God is self-imposed isolation that leads to death. God s footsteps are heard. They draw nearer and nearer to us.