“Weight.”

N,

We argue all the time
about the true weight of sin. I know it has no eternal value. You think the
sting remains. We both agree there is a sting to it. In the growing up of grace we hurt other people. In living in the darkness of our own pull of gravity, we
harm ourselves. It is not a weight we should carry. We ought to put down these
foolish and unguarded expectations of our own ability to be good.

Yet, the weight is just a
weight. It is something to put down, finally at the feet of the cross. I cannot
say how much the light chooses us or how much we choose the light. It must call
to everyone one in some way. It must say in clear terms: this weight on your
back is not meant for you.