The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.– Eugene Delacroix
I am probably the only person who is beating themselves up today for not keeping a better more perfect Lent. I take solace however in Delacroix’s words and the knowledge that trying to be perfect distances us from God.
Attempts at perfection are denials of our humanness. It is better to try to be the best human we can be, knowing we will never attain perfection.
God is not just love, he is gentle. Our daily attempts should be toward becoming more loving and more gentle, not perfection.
All that said, congratulations for doing your best during this Lenten season. May your days and weeks that follow reap the rewards of your discipline.
Editors Note: According to Little Rock tradition and the commands of its matriarch, Mrs. Worthen, Lent ends after attending church on Friday. Others believe it ends Saturday at sunset, while some go all the way until sunrise on Sunday. Whatever your tradition enjoy a Happy Easter! The author will once again take a week’s sabbatical and return a week from Monday. W.
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