In systems of scarcity, we learn to leave the most discouraged and doubting parts of ourselves outside our churches’ and friendships’ front doors. We aren’t sure the Good Shepherd actually wants to be with us because we’ve barely experienced Christians in roles of authority welcoming any of our weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Many of us in the American church barely know what it feels like to drink deep beside quiet waters, because we’re too busy trying to keep up with our shepherds’ and society’s search for success. We’ve looked for love from people who prefer standing on stages to bending at
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