But Jesus knows that’s not nearly deep enough. He knows that whether we’re a paralyzed man lying on a mat or a struggling actor or a former struggling actor who’s become a celebrity, we don’t need someone who can just grant our wishes. We need someone who can go deeper than that. Someone who will use his claws, lovingly and carefully, to pierce our self-centeredness and remove the sin that enslaves us and distorts even our beautiful longings. In short, we need to be forgiven. That’s the only way for our discontent to be healed. It will take more than a miracle worker or a divine genie—it
