Psalm 22:25-31 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 I have been accused, and probably sometimes quite accurately, of being a perfectionist. Of course, we are actually a culture of perfectionists who are always trying to reach greater heights. We go so far as to separate people into archetypes and stereotypes based on – among other things – those that are the high energy take charge, Type A, people and those who are the “slow and steady wins the race”, or type B, people. The funny thing is that these distinctions are actually related to stress producing risk factors for heart disease. And while science tells us that B is the better choice, our culture tells us that unless you are the lead dog in the pack the view will never change. Scripture tells us something else, and thanks be to God! It is God who is making all things perfect. In fact, God’s love is being perfected through you. That’s a fairly intimidating idea, bu...
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