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I wasted many years of my life trying to do good to please those around me: my parents, family, counselors, teachers, bosses, and friends. All of these folks came at me from different directions and perspectives, their well-intentioned voices echoing the same sentiment: “Tom, do good!” And for many years, I felt like a failure for not living up to that expectation. I never dreamed that one day I could be good.

You are wasting your time if you are trying to do good without being good first. You will fail. That is the beauty of the Beatitudes, that God has given us all that we need, not to do good, but to be good.And that is what this book is all about.

– Tom McCracken | Author