there's a song we sing at church sometimes that says,
"Come, ye weary, heavy laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you’re better,
You will never come at all"
that last line really gets me. i'm not waiting on anything, because sometimes i honestly don't think i'll ever be 'better" .... but i worry that sometimes my acceptance of my flawed state is really just complacency disguised.
what's the difference, anyway?
a layman's interp: people seem to think they can't go to church, to the altar, even to God until they are better/perfect etc. I think the lyric is saying we are all ruined by the fall (thanks Adam, Eve ...) but if we wait until we get our acts together, then since that will never happen, we won't even try to come to God etc. Acceptance of a flawed state vs. recognition of a flawed state is a big difference. The first step an alcoholic makes in AA is saying "I am ..." That step may preceed any improvement but it indicates recognition but not complacent acceptance.
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