self-loathing, meet self-love

Concerning me, Catherine, I've never been a fan. Shy, skittish, awkward... what's to like? Lately, however, something new has been bubbling up in my heart: joyful affirmation. My pride is soothed—I detest being wrong, and what do you know, I've been right all along! There is nothing good about me.

...there is no one who does good, not even one. ~ Romans 3:12

Jesus + Me, however, is a rare and wonderful combination.

Sometimes lately I feel separated from myself, standing off to the side watching this woman who looks a lot like me mingling with people. Fearlessly meeting their eyes, strategically, purposefully, she engages them. Aghast at this slow but steady transformation, I am consumed with love for my Savior.

Jesus makes all things new.

... if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! ~ 2 Corinthians 5:17