the word sin in Hebrew (chatta’ah) and Greek (hamartia) translates to “missing the mark.” I love this concept when it speaks to integrity, or wholeness, or the idea of achieving full humanness: when we think of “the mark” as an alignment with oneself and, theoretically, the divine. If sins are intended as an internal compass, this directional guide is for our own use—nobody can or should decipher it on our behalf.
