Great job, Kristin! I'm not sure I've ever seen a discussion this entailed on a blog before - such long and thoughtful comments. So much has been said, and the conversation has moved on to a new post, so I'm not sure I have anything new to add. The one thing that did come to mind, however, was while I was reading the last paragraph. What does Jesus want from us? I think more than anything - for us to know how very much He loves us. When we begin to fully know this, so many other things begin to fall into place.