The Last Sin Eater

Last night my husband and I watched "The Last Sin Eater" which is directed by Michael Landon Jr and based on the novel by Francine Rivers. The movie itself had a great message although I have a hard time with accents!!

It was really interesting to me how we all have a desire in our hearts for our sins to be forgiven. For example, the Sin Eater was an actual tradition (post Christ) and it was someone who, when a person died, would take away their sins unto themselves. Did the people who invented this know about Jesus? Or had they never heard the truth before?

Another example of God's finger print on our soul...My friend was telling me about a book she was reading by Henry David Thoreau and how he talked about how we worry too much about THINGS.

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind." — Thoreau

When she was speaking, it made me think of Matthew 6: 25 - 34. I don't know for sure but I don't think Thoreau was a Christian and if not, how can he come so close to God and yet so far? It's amazing to see all these little connections we form from our soul's desires - how we all know we need something more than this.


Do Not Worry
25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[a]?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.