March 15

Psalm 51 Verse 4: Against you only have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight.

I take some comfort in knowing I have sinned only against God. At the same time I realize that my actions against other humans are, in reality, sins against God. I am asked to love my neighbor as I want to be loved. So why are there days when I fail the challenge? I do not profess to understand anything of what this world and universe are all about. It is a majestic mystery which has been created for reasons only fathomable with lengthy study of scripture and prayerful contemplation of God’s plan for each of us. So I fail humanity and sin against God. I take comfort in the fact that I am forgiven my sin through Jesus Christ and His death upon the cross, a redemption for all of humanity whether any of us choose to accept it or not.