The idea of sin can cause shame and trauma. But what if itās used as a cue to act? | Jackie Bailey
Instead of ābeingā or ādoingā the wrong thing, a more useful understanding of sin may be of āmissing the markā ā a sense of not
Instead of ābeingā or ādoingā the wrong thing, a more useful understanding of sin may be of āmissing the markā ā a sense of not quite right-ness Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life As a child, I was taught we are inherently unworthy of Godās love.
āForgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,ā I would intone at Sunday mass, along with the other parishioners. I was imploring God, not just to overlook my theft of the last cookie in the pantry, but for something more fundamental. I asked him to remove the heavy weight of shame from my eight-year-old shoulders.
I had absorbed the doctrine of āoriginal sinā into the marrow of my bones, even though it was hard to square with another key teaching of my church: God is love. Surely, I reasoned, a loving God would not send me to hell if I failed to believe in Him? Jackie Bailey is an award-winning author whose latest book is The Outrageous Good Fortune of Living (HarperCollins).
Jackie works as a funeral celebrant and pastoral care practitioner, supporting people to navigate death and dying Continue reading...
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