you come to the Lord as if you are a victim—“Oh, God, I’m so unworthy. Oh, God, I’m so shameful”—his response will be something like this: “Who is this? What is that noise? All I see is my leader, my student, my beloved son, my beautiful daughter. Who is saying they’re shameful? Did you say that? How dare you say that to me! I died to take away that shame. How dare you call yourself unworthy. I died to show you your value to me.”
