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# Messy Spirituality
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2003319messy-spirituality-html/
- Published: 2003-03-19T15:01:26.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:44:05.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Uncategorized, #DashHouseCom, #wp

> Spirituality is not a formula; it is not a test. It is a relationship. Spirituality is not about competency; it is about intimacy. Spirituality is not about perfection; it is about connection. The way of the spiritual life begins where we are *now* in the mess of our lives. Accepting the reality of our broken, flawed lives is the beginning of spirituality not because the spiritual life will remove our flaws but because we *let go* of seeking perfection and, instead, seek God, the one who is present in the tangledness of our lives. Spirituality is not about being fixed; it is about God being present in the mess of our unfixedness. (Michael Yaconelli, [*Messy Spirituality*](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310235332/dashhouse-20?ref=dashhouse.com))