Becoming the Beloved of God as a child of immigrants
jonnyrashid.substack.com
Covering it up is easier than cleaning it up In Egypt and in the Middle East, there’s a saying that roughly translates to, “a sin covered up is half forgiven.” Sin in Egypt is largely interpreted as a matter of shame, and this shame isn’t just located to the individual, it’s transmitted to the whole family. That’s not a very popular idea in the rather shameless West, but I think it is actually good to have an understanding that our actions have communal consequences. But the trouble with the shame dynamic here is that it can be so potent that we end up hiding our sin, rather than confronting it. And so to go back to the colloquialism, we cover up the sin.
Becoming the Beloved of God as a child of immigrants
Becoming the Beloved of God as a child of…
Becoming the Beloved of God as a child of immigrants
Covering it up is easier than cleaning it up In Egypt and in the Middle East, there’s a saying that roughly translates to, “a sin covered up is half forgiven.” Sin in Egypt is largely interpreted as a matter of shame, and this shame isn’t just located to the individual, it’s transmitted to the whole family. That’s not a very popular idea in the rather shameless West, but I think it is actually good to have an understanding that our actions have communal consequences. But the trouble with the shame dynamic here is that it can be so potent that we end up hiding our sin, rather than confronting it. And so to go back to the colloquialism, we cover up the sin.