As “images,” we gain our ontological weight from what we honor, how we find our significance, and where our security lies. In Scripture, people are a thin or thick reality depending on the object of their deepest desires. If their object of desire is the living God, they are filled with life, securing a thick identity. If the objects of their ultimate desires are focused on the created order rather than the Creator, their identity will inevitably be as thin and transient as the objects of their desire. Locating our significance and security in a place or person without ontological ultimacy launches us on a fleeting search for stability precisely where it cannot be found.