'It's a big lie': Max Lucado, pastor and author, admits the startling truth about those who appear 'perfect'

Pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado of Texas shared with Fox News Digital in an interview that grace and healing are available to those who admit their imperfections.

It's very hard for many people to go down that path — for reasons of pride, insecurity, immaturity, a lack of self-awareness and more, he acknowledged. But Lucado stressed the gift of healing that's available. "Perfection is not a virtue. Imperfection is an impossibility." "The damage of COVID is that it created a new habit of separating ourselves from others and maybe even a distrust of others." "It's just like any fear. We can overcome it one step at a time." Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle for Fox News Digital.

It's by acknowledging imperfections and weaknesses, he said, that people can be "healthier" — spiritually, physically, emotionally and psychologically.