I think the older a person gets, the less (s)he likes facades. It's a type of game playing to create different faces to hide behind. Who needs the game playing! Yet, we all know people who are two-faced or who speak with a forked tongue or who try to hide their real agendas. Transparency, on the other hand, is both trustworthy and appreciated. Transparency denotes a genuine, straightforward person.
Over and over in just a short letter, Paul emphasizes how transparent he was when he lived and worked with the Thessalonians. Paul appealed to not hiding anything from them, so that they could truly believe God's authentic message. It's refreshing to see people who are transparent. They can be trusted. They're straight, not crooked people. I hope I am transparent to others.
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