it is only when we experience a freedom from what has been controlling us that we encounter a genuine kind of empowerment. This kind of freedom is rooted in the understanding that as worshiping creatures, we will always be drawn to serve someone or something. The question is whether that master is going to love us back or not. The Christian tradition’s answer to what the good life entails is rooted in the assertion that the God of the universe who created us and gave us meaning and purpose is a good, trustworthy, and loving Lord to serve.
