a really awesome spiritual thought.

[sober_cannibal]

The Greek word translated “sin” comes from a root that means “to miss the mark.” To illustrate: Envision someone who is hoping to win a prize by hitting a target with an arrow. He has three arrows at his disposal. He shoots the first one and misses by a yard. He aims better with the second arrow but still misses by a foot. With full concentration

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[innana88]

When I first heard this years ago, it made so much more sense to me than anything I'd been taught previously. It changed the way I approached spirituality, because I'd been so gunshy about never measuring up enough for the other faiths I'd been exposed to. This made me feel much more comfortable. Hard to love and trust something you feel terrified is going to judge you.

[sober_cannibal]

yeah, i'd never read it before. it really struck me; it definitely is a new way of looking at things. no matter how hard we try to do everything perfectly, we never can - we never will. what matters is our trying, not our results.

i have to keep this in the forefront of my mind. i think it can really help me see things more clearly.