tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34306127.post6368599208967822427..comments2023-10-08T07:47:44.315-07:00Comments on Stumbling along the Spiritual Path: Making Peace With The ImperfectMichael Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366300580875159498noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34306127.post-10987671387699091882009-08-24T18:30:22.704-07:002009-08-24T18:30:22.704-07:00Michael, a beautiful post, and one with which I ve...Michael, a beautiful post, and one with which I very much identify. We cannot know the perfect without imperfection, because otherwise perfection loses relevance, just as the beauty of love cannot be realized until one has truly felt the intense pain of hate. Christ's Love could not blossom without the hatred embodied in the Cross. The whips were not enough, the crown of thorns was not enough. The nails and the spear were not enough. Death was not enough. Only through the Resurrection and the Ascenscion did the perfect Love of God fully blossom in the Son of Man.<br /><br /> The beauty of a painting lies in what many see as imperfections--the line slightly out of place, the image somewhat distorted. But without these things the painting loses its impact--its message. It becomes a pretty picture, and not art.<br /><br /> We are called to be imperfect, and whence we see our imperfection, which can only come through the Grace of Humility, are we finally able to begin to perceive even the slightest twinkling of the Holy Spirit within us. What we perceive as perfection is measured by the mind of man. Within our imperfection perhaps lies the road through the dark night.<br /><br />So I delight in my imperfections, because they drive me to my knees toward God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com