“What landed Jesus on the cross was the preposterous idea that common, ordinary, broken, screwed-up people could be godly.” PeopleIdeasJesusCommonBrokenOrdinaryCrossesGodlyScrewed Up Book:Messy Spirituality Source: Messy Spirituality
“Accepting the reality of our broken, flawed lives is the beginning of spirituality not because the spiritual life will remove our flaws but because we let go of seeking perfection and, instead, seek God, the one who is present in the tangledness of our lives.” RealitySpiritualLife IsSpiritualityAcceptingOur LivesBrokenLetting GoPerfectionSeekingRemoveFlawsSpiritual LifeFlawed Book:Messy Spirituality Source: Messy Spirituality
“The power of the Church is not a parade of flawless people, but of a flawless Christ who embraces our flaws. The Church is not made up of whole people, rather of the broken people who find wholeness in a Christ who was broken for us.” PeopleMadeWholeJesusChristChurchPowerBrokenEmbraceChristian InspirationalFlawsWholenessParadesBrokennessFlawlessBroken Man Author:Mike Yaconelli