I never cut my neighbor's throat;
My neighbor's gold I never stole;
I never spoiled his house and land;
But God have mercy on my soul!

For I am haunted night and day
By all the deeds I have not done;
O unattempted loveliness!
O costly valor never won!

Sins of ignorance or infirmity are to be admonished in a different way than intentional sins of malice of intention. The assurance of forgiveness is not to be offered carelessly by those whose conscience is seared, but to penitents who come contritely to the table of the Lord.

Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.

It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.

As Christians, if sin were the reason for our afflictions, then we should all be in ICU"

~ R. Alan Woods [2012]

The slickest way in the world to lie is to tell the right amount of truth at the right time-and then shut up.