Christy McHugh—Our to-do lists, whether just in our heads, written on paper or typed into a device point to the ever increasing demands and expectations of what it looks like to be human. And yet, the reality that most of us hardly ever complete the to-do lists, let alone come away feeling a deep sense of satisfaction that we smashed being a human today is also very common. As we consider together, what it means to be human - we can not ignore the fact that we have limitations - our unfinished to-do lists are a prime example of this. How we engage with these limitations though, has lasting effects on us as individuals and as humanity as a whole.

If we see our God given limitations as boundaries to push against, or limits to be rejected - we lean into hurry, we over extend ourselves, we attempt to control and we grasp for certainty. Each one of these dehumanises and erodes our ability to live and flourish.

However, if we see our God given limitations as something to be embraced - we instead honour and value rest, embracing the seasons of life, recognising our vulnerability and cultivating both lament and gratitude.

We are only human, this is how we have been created. As we explore our God designed, pre-fall human limits, my hope is that we learn not only to simply accept our limits, but celebrate them for the gift that they are.

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