Creation Quote by Ricky Maye
““We read about the name Jesus was given at his birth; Immanuel, meaning “God with us”. This God wasn’t content with dwelling in fiction, this God wasn’t content living with the seraphim and this God wasn’t content with bulls and goats anymore. This God wanted to dwell with you, with all of your mess, with all of your failures with all the dirtiness that is you; he wanted to sit with you. Here’s the amazing thing, God doesn’t care if you’re a catholic, a Lutheran, Post modern or Emergent; he wants to sit with you.””
About This Quote
Source Sermon: Spoken Word by Ricky Maye, 2020
God seeks intimate relationship with imperfect humans, not distant worship; He meets us in our brokenness and invites fellowship regardless of denomination.
In simple terms: God wants to be close to us despite our flaws.
Key Takeaway
Embrace vulnerability and open your heart to divine presence.
Themes
faith
intimacy
inclusion
humility
Mood
hopeful
compassionate
reflective
Type
spiritual
inspirational
When to use this quote
- personal crisis
- grief
- daily prayer
- interfaith dialogue
Key Concepts
theology
incarnation
relational spirituality
Questions to Reflect On
- How does you accept imperfect flaws your your faith?
- What does sitting with your mess look like?
A Different Perspective
Some may argue doctrine limits personal experience of God.
![“Perhaps no order of mammals presents us with so extraordinary a series of gradations as this [step by step, from humans to apes to monkeys to lemurs] - leading us insensibly from the crown and summit of the animal creation down to creatures, from which there is but a step, as it seems, to the…” quote by Thomas Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/thomas-huxley-1183_animal_perhaps-no-order-of-mammals-presents-us_3051.jpg)
