I’ve been thinking lately about SIN – that old favorite device that pits the virtuous against the rest of us.
Growing up in the evangelical church, I was terrified of Sin – there was an overwhelming sense that there was nothing I could do to stop it – that it was always right there waiting to pounce on me. That no matter what I did, how much I tried to be a good person – there was always a sin following me around. We have all sinned and fall short of the glory of god afterall.
I’m involved in a lot of different faith communities at the moment, most centered around social media. In all of them, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a christian group, a secular self help group, or a witchy group – everyone seems to be stuck around making choices about their daily spiritual practices.
This question most often comes up around meditation – some people really struggle with it – but it also comes up around navigating the cornucopia of options out there for the spiritual seeker, which I chalk up to the plain old decision paralysis of the modern world.
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