God is closer to the sinner

ok i know i am like on a roll like that.. but here is something more bite size, can chew for the whole day type. :)

One of the disconcerting -- and delightful —teachings of the Master was: "God is closer to sinners than to saints."

This is how he explained it: "God in heaven holds each person by a string. When you sin, you cut the string. Then God ties it up again, making a knot and thereby bringing you a little closer to him. Again and again your sins cut the string and with each further knot God keeps drawing you closer and closer."

by: Anthony de Mello, SJ, One Minute Wisdom

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