Read this quote a few weeks ago and it is still messing with me.
"When our notion of God is confined to the nightmarish enraged Parent so many pretend to love, it is difficult to imagine God's love as other than barely tolerant pardon for ourselves and apparent favoritism towards others. But when we meet the God and Father of Jesus Christ, God's love emerges as a kaleidoscope of wonderful, merry and different operations. And your sin, while real, proves not to be the most important or interesting thing about you. At least as important as being forgiven by God is having God explain you to yourself."
(Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls, by Gary Moon & David Benner, p.88)
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That my sin is not the most important thing to God, is such a shift from my previous understanding of Christianity. Following Jesus was about "getting it right" both in actions and knowledge.
I'm learning to accept God's love and invitation to journey with Him.
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