Sins

If you look for sins in people,
You will find the supposed "sins".

What is sin?

Merriam-Webster defines it as "An offense against religious or moral law b: an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible (it's a sin to waste food) c: an often serious shortcoming : fault"

The more laws you make,
the more you can break.

"Waste"?
"Highly Reprehensible"?
"Serious Shortcoming"?
"Fault"?


"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” ~Matthew 7:1-2 (NIV)


“You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat.” ~Romans 14:10 (NIV)


"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." ~John 13:34-35 (NIV)


“Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." ~Luke 23:34 (NIV)


Do you think you know what you are doing?
Sometimes our best intentions,
Our supposed “love”,
Harms more than it helps.

We are all human
It means we are fallible:
We are toddlers learning how to walk
And we all fall down
Scrape our knees
And feel like there is no point any longer.

If you look for “sin”,
You will surely find it.
If you look for the light
In a sea of night,
You will find it.

We are eager,
Sometimes misguided,
Humans that make mistakes,
Desperately searching for
Joy, understanding, and acceptance
In a world that seems
So unwilling to give us
any of the three.

I won’t call your mistakes sins.
I love you too much,
And I guess,
It’s easier for me to know
How to show you
I love you
Than for you
To show me
You love me?


I love you,
Mom and Dad.

But sometimes… it hurts.