Sin

Susanna Wesley, the mother of John Wesley, in a letter to our dear founder of Methodism once defined sin thus:

"Take this rule: whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off your relish of spiritual things; in short, whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself."

Sin seems so all-encompassing. It is no wonder that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). One cannot hope to overcome it alone.

I think I need to fully grasp the concept of Grace. Without it there is no hope.