My pastor handed me this quote six years ago. He said it's an amazing quote that continues to be relevant and "grows" in the mind. Meaning you learn more of the depth of the quotes meaning over time."Sin is a monster of such awful meinthat to be hated needs but to be seenbut seen to oft familiar of facewe first endure,then pity,then embrace."-Alexander Pope
"Sin is a monster of such awful mein that to be hated needs but to be seenbut seen to oft familiar of facewe first endure,then pity,then embrace."-Alexander Pope
_________________Robert Wurtz II
Re: Sin is a MnsterI often have to think about this: sin is a monster but it does not start out as a monster: it becomes one after a period of growth. We grow tomatoes hydroponically in greenhouses. It is a challenge to my DH and me. We try to maintain absolute cleaniness to make the environment hostile to disease and pests. Last year an entomologist from the university came for a visit to check out our insect population. He found ONE white fly and told us. I was not concerned but should have been, I later found out. That ONE white fly multiplied where it almost got out of control. My DH sprayed and sprayed until we finally broke down and purchased some very expensive chemical which interfers with the bugs' growth. Then we got control and almost eradicated the insects from the building. This experience was a stark reminder to me how sin operates: a little one, why worry about it? one little bug will not hurt the plants any? (True, but they multiply very fast, just like sin.) White flies will suck the life out of a plant, interferring with its life and production causing the leaves to die and then the plant, unless treated. Is this not not the way sin is? If left alone - because it appears so small and innocent - and what do you have before too long? A monster, even if it is tiny. It will sap the life out of you...Yes, whenever we fight white flies, I am reminded how they mimic sin in its entire life cycle. ginnyrose
_________________Sandra Miller