God requires sincerity, not perfection. What we call a stumble, God calls a brilliant step in the dance. What we call a missed note, God calls a new harmony. What we call a mistake, She calls creation.
Here one might point out that, in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, "Be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect." But unfortunately, this is one of the worst translations in history.
The Greek word "teleos" does not mean "perfect" but "complete, whole" and attempts to express the Hebrew-Aramaic "shelamim" (related to Shalom), which means "at one and in harmony with the whole." The Aramaic actually carries an agricultural flavor. It means "rooted in the earth and fruitful." So Jesus is really saying, "Bear fruit, be ripe and full, and be a microcosm of the fruitful wholeness of the All."
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