Things are not as they're supposed to be.

Things as they are, are not as they're supposed to be. You might be uncomfortable with that because it might fly directly in the face of what the culture tells us, like when the question is asked, "What's wrong with you?" We know the message is, "You're perfect just the way you are."

Really? Have you spent time with you? Because I've spent time with me and I know that "You are perfect, Father Mike, just the way you are" is not true. That is not even close to being true.

... This is what we all need to know. I am not perfect as I am but I am loved as I am. This is the key. This is what the culture can't offer us. That's why the culture has to keep saying "You're perfect as you are" because God himself says: "No, no, you aren't perfect as you are but you are loved as you are. No you are not perfect as you are, but you are called to be more than you are. And, no you are not perfect as you are, but you are fought for by a God who wants you as you are." This is the only thing they can't offer. This is what God offers.

Father Mike Schmitz, podcast, episode Undone: We've Come Undone