“…we are being told that our image, damaged and deformed, is in need of repair, but God has come to be among us in the person of Jesus Christ to restore our image. He doesn’t want to repair it just so we are healthy physically or psychologically, mentally or socially—however important those types of healing may be. He wants to repair us so that He once again fits perfectly into our lives. So that we experience the very purpose of our existence. To render ourselves to God, as Christ instructs us…”
(Summer ‘Burning Bush’ monastery journal)