SIN

It is a fact of human experience

The more experience we have with sin

The less we are conscious of it

But elegance is a test of virtue

If I become right when I act against the herd

And wrong when I act with the herd

Then there is more to sin than a social disapproval

It is more than just a violation of law

It is not in the understanding alone

Nor in the instinct

Sin is in the will

It takes love to see that love has been hurt

But irrespective of our frailty

God offers to forgive us before we repent

To be a sinner is a distress

But knowing it, is a hope

A sense of moral unworthiness

Has never saddened a soul

But many are sad and frustrated by their self-love

The greater the consciousness of our own misery,

The greater our confidence in the goodness and mercy of God

Contrast to the pride of those who deny their guilt to escape criticism

Is the humility of God Who made a world that added not to his glory

And then made man to criticize him

This process is very much like trying to watch one’s self go to sleep