The Broken Beautiful

Let’s get real. For every mean-spirited, judgmental thing some preacher has said, I’ve thought something nastier, more hateful, and more cutting about one of my neighbors. For every act of homophobia by my fellow Christians, I’ve done something stupid to demonstrate my manliness. For every brother or sister whose moral failure has been exposed, I’ve failed privately. …If we really believe the gospel we proclaim, we’ll be honest about our own beauty and brokenness, …and the beautiful broken one will make himself known to our neighbors through the chinks in our armor…and in theirs. – Brennan Manning