Clothed in Grace
The Kingdom of God is not my dysfunction. The Kingdom of God is not my refusal to admit I was wrong. The Kingdom of God is not my bent to do the opposite of what I set out to do. The Kingdom of God is not about me. It is easy to want something; it is another thing to obtain it. In the life we live in th is fast-paced and consumer driven modern world, our wants and needs become conflated. I mistake what I desire for what I need. I need water, food, sunlight, community, and l ove. I don’t necessarily need a larger TV, the latest smart device, or the latest status symbol that our culture uses to signify what success is. I realize that the wants that I think I need are to make myself feel better about my defects. Status symbols can perhaps hide my disappointment in my wasted oppo rtunities that I’ve squandered. Smart devices and endless scrolling can dis...