Thus began the dance of human history: longing to be in God’s presence but also feeling afraid to be seen and known. Adam and Eve wanted to be with God, but they dreaded exposure. So they hid from God. This underlying sense of shame, this fear and hiding, defines the struggle of the human soul. In spite of being created in the image of God (Gen. 1:27)—created for fellowship with God and one another—human beings are caught up in a profound ambivalence: an inner desire for intimacy and closeness while