their vision shifts focus. Everything is now seen in terms of the project of bodily existence, one that involves satisfying transient desires and ensuring survival. Thus, the nakedness that they see is really the truth of the lie they believe. After their transgression, they see themselves as they have chosen to live: for the sake of physical life unadorned by God’s purpose. The man and woman feel shame—and not surprisingly. When we fail to see what reality is for, we cannot help but disfigure the