A Little About My Characters: Josephine Pritchett

She's hard to love, but I do love her.

Ah, judgmental Josephine.

She’s a caricature of the middle-aged church lady giving everyone side-eye. But she doesn’t stop there. Josephine says all the things.

She thinks she knows more than she does. She thinks she knows the Bible better than she does. She thinks God has a special place in Heaven for the likes of her.

Do you know a Josephine?

I’ve known several.

I think the world views the Christian Church as a bunch of Josephines. Honestly, I can understand why.

She strives for perfection in herself … and others. Jo’s forgotten she’s a sinner, too—that everyone is in a different place on their journey.

Josephine is so convinced of her righteous superiority that she has no concern for the harm she causes to those who don’t measure up to her standards.

Josephine expects those who do not yet know Jesus to act as if they do.

Have I done that? Gulp.

Josephine is the embodiment of what turns others away from Christ. None of us is better than the other. And when mere mortals think they have the upper hand on righteousness, our ability to love others shrinks.

Will she ever get over herself?

You’ll have to read The Grace Writers to find out!