We have fallen further than we think

We have fallen further than we think

Some people complain that religious people are obsessed with sin: it’s all so negative and dreary, but I say that our concern with sin is the most hopeful, dynamically beneficial thing we can do. As I recognise the gap between where I am and where I could be, it energises me to climb higher. When I see how people suffer unnecessarily because of human greed and hatred, then I have a mission for my life to relieve it. I can see that when righteous anger and compassion combine injustice can be overcome and suffering transformed into wholeness, well-being and peace. So, no, I don’t want to get too cosy; I want to remind myself regularly that not all is well, and this is because not all is well with me – or you either. Being troubled by this is God’s gift to me, and my gift to others. The extraordinary impact of small acts of selfishness to blight another person’s life needs to be exceeded by the power of small acts of kindness to heal and unite us. I am not as I could be. I am not as I should be; but God has a vision for us all.