PERFECTION

Matthew 5:48

So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.

During Six Sigma trainings, I always get this question – “Is there a company that already achieved Six Sigma status?” If I say yes, then they would ask for proof. If I said no, then they would question why I am in front of them espousing this quality “thing”. I would respond differently; yes, there are companies now that is striving to achieve Six Sigma. They have learned the tools, used the methodologies and achieved results.

And they have been doing it consistently. Even before they achieve the Six Sigma status of 3.4 defects per million, they have already learned a lot of lessons, improved their processes, gained more customer respect, delivered more products, revenues shoot-up and employees are happier than ever. If this is not Six Sigma, then I don’t know anymore what is.

Yes, nobody is perfect. But that doesn’t mean that we cannot anymore strive for perfection. We cannot say that I cannot be perfect as the world is not perfect because we are not of this world. Perfect union with God cannot be attained in this life, because we lack the happiness for which we are destined. We suffer many evils both of body and soul. Perfection therefore in its absolute sense is reserved for the kingdom of heaven.

Yes, we can be perfect. We can start our journey to perfection today and we do it consistently. Along the way, we would learn a lot of lessons. We would fall in pits of sins, but it is important that we get up again. And along the way our relationship with our family improves, we receive more blessings, we bring more souls to God and we are very happy, rejoicing and praising Him forever. If this is not PERFECTION, then I don’t know anymore what is.

Almighty Father, You are perfect but we are not. Yet, this did not stopped You from loving us. You even gave Your Son to the world so we may attain perfection with You. In that perfection, I will give You the glory You desire of me, and in that perfection I will find my greatest joy in heaven.

“Perfection You desire, yet I cannot for I know I am imperfect
But in loving others and leading them to you, I am already perfect.”

“This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections." – St. Augustine