“God never expects us to be perfect. When God created the world, God didn’t high five Godself and exclaim: “It’s perfect!” God just called it good. And good is a B+!”
If you need a reminder that God shows up when it’s “good enough” and not just when it’s “perfect,” this conversation with poet and pastor Meta Herrick Carlson is for you. She reminds us of what it means to be human, to experience the sacred in the ordinary, and to trust that we are enough just as we are - even during the holiday season. It doesn’t need to be perfect to be beautiful, especially in God’s eyes.
About Meta
Meta Herrick Carlson (she/her/hers) is a pastor and poet. Her ministry is rooted in a love for meaningful ritual, accessible language, and healthy communities. Meta’s theology is informed by the sacred wisdom of recovery groups that meet in church basements and the embodied stories of survivors of sexual violence.
“I write because I want to amplify what is already and always good enough. I imagine a world in which we are liberated from fear and shame, where everyone honors their real selves. It is good soil for planting consent, mercy, and joy that grow and flourish. It begins at home, in neighborhoods, in nature, in the ordinary. It begins with blessing.”
Meta laughs at her own jokes, dresses her pit bull in sweaters, and packs extra snacks just in case. She and her husband Matt have three kids who are funny and fiercely loved.
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