The Heart of the Father

I'm entering the section of the book Abba's Heart that I've been anticipating, in which Neal begins to address the effect that our broken relationships with our own fathers (and in my individual case, that would still be plural) interfere with our ability to open our hearts to receive the love of our heavenly Father. I am so grateful that this brokenness can be healed. I see it now as the source of my perfectionism (no, that's not always actually a good thing, it turns out), in addition to other things.

Some people treat this aspect of God's Trinitarian nature as optional, as if it really isn't important to relate to God in this way. But I am convinced that, in most cases, that is because that is easier than admitting our own brokenness and, more profoundly, trusting that God will heal it under His loving touch.

Next post will be a great quote from Pope Benedict on just how central this aspect of God is, but I don't have time for it this morning.