HPTFTU

The Prayer of the Publican and the Pharisee by Ukrainian iconographer, Ivanka Demchuk

For those who are put off by the term “sin” - I am using Francis Spufford’s definition, HPTFTU (the human propensity to fuck things up), or Simeon Zahl’s idea of sin as a flaw in the human system - a flaw that consistently causes errors in our relationships with each other, ourselves, the planet, and even God. - Nadia Bolz-Weber, The Corners- Our drug of choice right now is knowing who we’re better than.