Longing to be Right(eous)

We all sense that things in our world aren't how they're meant to be. And if we're honest, we know that things within ourselves aren't how they're meant to be. When the Bible calls us to, "Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect," we feel the weight of the impossible gap between where we are and the perfection we're called. But what if the Biblical author doesn't view perfection as outer appearances and striving, but rather about an inner change of heart? What if it's about moving towards wholeness, maturity and growth as we become more like Christ rather than achieving flawlessness?