Today I saw a curtain rail with strategically and correctly placed hooks which the curtain also has to be carefully hooked on to, to get the right pleated effect. This is representative of certain things in life which have to start off right to get the required result. First of all we need to see God as our loving father, rather than as a distant, nebulous being of the universe or as a harsh punishing entity. Then we can see Him giving mankind His only begotten son Jesus to save us from ourselves, as none of us is perfect, and to save us from others. Once we do that, everything will fall into place, as does a curtain when hung properly. In 2 Corinthians 6:16b-18 we read, "For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said, 'I will live with them, and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.' Therefore, 'Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing and I will receive you.' And, 'I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." If you haven't done it yet, make that first step of approaching God as your loving father, whatever other preconceived ideas you may have.