"Suddenly we are free with God, like a child is free with a parent. We are not involved in stiff, formal protocols in relation to God. We don't have to be afraid lest we put our foot in our mouth, or embarrass ourselves, or get sent out of the room because we didn't use the right title. We can address God as freely as we address our parents. It is the kind of freedom that combines intimacy and reverence. We are still award of the majesty and awesome glory of God. We do not try to reduce God to the level of coziness where we can manipulate him. The intimacy is a freedom to share ourselves, to express ourselves fearlessly in God's presence. We are free to be spontaneous, personal and uninhibited. Faith is not a formal relationship hedged in with elaborate courtesies; it is a family relationship, intimate and free."
i really like this paragraph from peterson.
it reminds me of family...i wonder does it remind others of their own family?
paul uses family here so we can connect to a vital truth.
is it possible that if one has not experienced family like this in any way, or a parent like God that we might miss the point of God as loving father/parent and his acceptance and our freedom?
td
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