Relax, Adam

You gotta learn to relax, Adam. You seem so anxious. I'm sure that your anxiety will subside if you just learn to relax.

There's a good tree over there--easy to climb, with plenty of cover. Rest up in its branches. No one will be able to find you there. It's a great hiding spot. I'm sure the rest that you'll get will rejuvenate and restore you.

Just relax. Hide for awhile. Nevermind for how long--just hide for however long it takes. You'll know when it's safe to come back down. Not even He will look forever. He's not even that good at finding anything... so you need not worry.

In fact, Adam, you should just learn to be a good hider for the rest of your life. You were the one who got yourself in this predicament in the first place. You're better off up in the branches. In fact, it's your duty to learn how to skillfully hide. It's for your own survival. You and I both know what will happen if He finds you. You'll be seen for who you really are.

Nevermind that cross, or the road that leads there and proceeds from there. It's an arduous road--much more demanding than the low-hanging branches and thick foilage that safely cover you now. If you head there, you'll have no protection--everyone will see you for who you really are. In fact, you will see yourself for who you really are. And trust me, it's not pretty.

And mark my words: if you head down that road, you'll suffer what the man who first hung there suffered. He died, put on display for everyone to see. If you climb down out of that tree and head there, you'll die the same death, and you'll die it for everyone to see as well. I'll make sure of it.

I'm telling you: you'll be better off if you just keep running and hiding. The more you run, the easier running will become. The more you hide, the more skillful you'll become in what you allow others to see... not to mention the more able you will be in staying away from Him.

And if you ever get tired, just find a good branch with great cover. If you hold on tightly enough, you won't fall out. Yeah, I know... it's a skill to learn how to cling tightly and sleep at the same time. You'll get it soon enough, though. Everyone does.