Dennis Linn, one of my favorite Jesuit writers, speaks about our relationship with God saying “We become like the God we adore”. He expounds on this idea, illustrating how like a child emulating her parents and other role models, we ultimately are shaped by our image of God. His words resonate for me. My heart’s desire is to be transformed into God’s image. The God I adore is tender and vulnerable, inviting me to embrace my own vulnerability with courage. My God is gentle and kind, always forgiving. My God raises up the weak and the oppressed, turning upside-down the political economy of the world. But, perhaps most wonderfully, my God is a God of abundance, inviting me to experience ever more deeply the extravagant love poured out on us as God’s children.