LEAVING A GODLY LEGACY A Legacy of Imperfection B Y K AT H L E E N B A R R E T T
Welcome School Days! It’s that time of year for packing lunches with love and care, special notes, and a chocolate kiss. But it’s the imperfect you, the light of their life, they will surely miss. May God’s blessings surround your families, embarking on another school year. Count the hugs you will get, not the mistakes you will make this year. And mighty warriors without family ties, may God strengthen your journey despite imperfection, dispelling enemy lies.
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he Lord loves imperfect people. Imagine that! Happy me, for I am one of those. Yes, I belong to a vast family of unique, quirky, and flawed children. What did you say? Are you not imperfect? Let’s talk!
This month’s column is not a walk down biblical memory lane recounting all the woefully flawed characters of the Bible, changing colors because they knew God or had an encounter with Him. It is not even about sinners saved by grace, like the Apostle Paul who persecuted the faithful only to find he could still be loved and used by God. This article is about how your family and dearest friends see you as you are and how they will remember you when you “fly” away. Leaving a legacy of imperfection is not a sin. God sees us as we are, should not our family? And if not a biological family, a chosen family, our co-workers, business associates, and church family?
Leaving a legacy of imperfection is not a sin. God sees us as we are, should not our family?
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