一二二 罪
大师的教诲中，最令人不安却又宽慰的一条，莫甚于此言了：天主离罪人远比圣人要近得多。
他的解释如下：高居天廷的天主以一条线与每个人联系。当你犯罪时，自斩此线，于是天主得打一个结，重新把线接好。如此，你自然被拖近祂一些。你每次犯罪，斩断一次线，天主就需要多打一个结，使你愈来愈靠近祂。
SIN
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.