ldquo Perfectionism is one of the scariest words I know rdquo Kathleen Norris writes thoughtfully contrasting modern-day perfectionism with the ldquo perfection rdquo described in Matthew Modern-day perfectionism she describes as a ldquo a serious psychological affliction that makes people too timid to take necessary risks rdquo But the word translated ldquo perfect rdquo in Matthew actually means mature complete or whole Norris concludes ldquo To be perfect is to make room for growth and become mature enough to give ourselves to others rdquo Understanding perfection this way helps makes sense of the profound story told in Matthew where a
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