I constantly come into contact with people, who are under the impression that I should act perfectly, that I should act more "Christian." Christians themselves seem to fall into this belief that all Christians should always act "Christian" all the time. In other words, many people seem to believe that Christianity is a religion of perfection.

Hold on a second, folks; Christianity is not a religion of perfection! This is a religion of imperfection. This is a religion made up of imperfect people!

Now, that's not to say that we and the Church shouldn't strive for perfection. Rather, we should. And, we should act more Christian, more often. But! We should strive for perfection fully realizing we may never attain it; in this life anyway.

God knows we're imperfect and the key to Christianity is knowing that God--who loves us more than we can possibly know or understand--will always forgive us. And then forgive us again. And again. "Seventy-seven times." Further, we must be willing to forgive others and ourselves with this same patient love that God showers upon us.

In becoming patiently loving, we must strive to become more forgiving of others and to become completely open to Christ, who will fully wipe away our sins. It is in these ways that we--the imperfect followers of Christ--become more like Him, more perfect.