"And the Lord said: 'Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.' Ah you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?' You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay, that the thing made should say of its maker, 'He did not make me'; or the thing formed say of him who formed it, 'He has no understanding'?
--Isaiah 29:13-16
"We're labeled hypocritical because we are. I know I'm a hypocrite and I'm not sorry for it. I have this thing called sin which is like a disease - or at least it gives me a lot of dis-ease - woven into the fabric of my being. I didn't ask for it; I don't want it... So if I look a little inconsistent on the outside, you can only imagine what's going on inside... But the truth is that I'm not giving up or letting go. I've encountered a God who promises that the battle ends in victory - life instead of death."
--Margaret Feinberg
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