Sin And Stuff

Lord – if that is how a stranger, I, should address that stranger, you – I – or one resembling I – have done so many actions which the world would classify as crimes, or sins, according as the one who classified them might believe… and in the classifications which men attribute boldly to that presumed you, there must be crimes or sins which are unnamed which I have done; good left undone… indeed, your devotees would see it as a sin if any single breath, any heartbeat passed without their holding you in mind… So if I understood forgiveness, as beyond the way we scold our children, even punish them, yet never cease to love… then I would ask forgiveness of my sins in that same spirit; yet I would ask, first, understanding; mine, and yours (though I would hope them finally the same) for I believe that really, the you that I perceive you as – that really, you’re my best friend… who understands my crimes and sins better than I do myself… and in that understanding, love.