jana’s Reviews > Peace over Perfection: Enjoying a Good God When You Feel You're Never Good Enough > Status Update

“We belong to God, body and soul, in life and in death. From this place of peace, we strive.”

“Even those who believe God has forgiven them through Christ may imagine that the Father regards them with ‘irritable toleration.—Do you tend to avoid prayer because you feel like a stranger in the Father’s presence rather than a safe and welcomed daughter or son?’…we don’t expect to be fully welcomed into the divine presence. But through the stories of scripture, God shows us something different.”

“Aching for perfection and imperfectly shouldering his yoke, we are returning to our soul’s rest. Together we seek the God who, east of Eden, deals bountifully with us in the ruins.”