The Sins of the World

To Take Your Pain

13 Behold My servant shall prosper; he shall be exalted and lifted up, and he shall be very high. יגהִנֵּ֥ה יַשְׂכִּ֖יל עַבְדִּ֑י יָר֧וּם וְנִשָּׂ֛א וְגָבַ֖הּ מְא:14As many wondered about you, “How marred his appearance is from that of a man, and his features from that of people!” ידכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָֽׁמְמ֚וּ עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ רַבִּ֔ים כֵּן־מִשְׁחַ֥ת מֵאִ֖ישׁ מַרְאֵ֑הוּ וְתֹֽאֲר֖וֹ מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם:15So shall he cast down many nations; kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for, what had not been told them they saw, and [at] what they had not heard they gazed. טוכֵּ֚ן יַזֶּה֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים עָלָ֛יו יִקְפְּצ֥וּ מְלָכִ֖ים פִּיהֶ֑ם כִּ֠י אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־סֻפַּ֚ר לָהֶם֙ רָא֔וּ וַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־שָֽׁמְע֖וּ הִתְבּוֹנָֽנוּ: 1Who would have believed our report, and to whom was the arm of the Lord revealed? אמִ֥י הֶֽאֱמִ֖ין לִשְׁמֻֽעָתֵ֑נוּ וּזְר֥וֹעַ יְהֹוָ֖ה עַל־מִ֥י נִגְלָֽתָה:2And he came up like a sapling before it, and like a root from dry ground, he had neither form nor comeliness; and we saw him that he had no appearance. Now shall we desire him? בוַיַּ֨עַל כַּיּוֹנֵ֜ק לְפָנָ֗יו וְכַשֹּׁ֙רֶשׁ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֔ה לֹא־תֹ֥אַר ל֖וֹ וְלֹ֣א הָדָ֑ר וְנִרְאֵ֥הוּ וְלֹֽא־מַרְאֶ֖ה וְנֶֽחְמְדֵֽהוּ:3Despised and rejected by men, a man of pains and accustomed to illness, and as one who hides his face from us, despised and we held him of no account. גנִבְזֶה֙ וַֽחֲדַ֣ל אִישִׁ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ מַכְאֹב֖וֹת וִיד֣וּעַ חֹ֑לִי וּכְמַסְתֵּ֚ר פָּנִים֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ נִבְזֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א חֲשַׁבְנֻֽהוּ:

Many claim Christianity is the only “technology” to absolve a human of their “failings” or short comings to approach the purpose of life. However, I contend each of us can bring the necessary absolution for achieving the meaning of life. In other words, each of us battles each day to come to a balance, a peace, which is many ways is unattainable. This barrier can prevent us from approaching meaning. A gift given to each of us is to have a person who willingly will take upon themselves the pain, the toil, the agony, yes, the issues we all face in our daily lives. How is this done?

In the ancient writings, there are people among us who are said to take upon themselves “the sins of the world.” What are “sins?” These are the challenges that separate us from perfection, that is, the actions we take leading us to love ourselves more than others. When a person has gains a modicum of control over their desires, it is entirely possible to see the pain/suffering of others through a different lense. As such, it is possible this human can internalize in a very mystical way the “sins” (self-serving) which prevent a person from attaining the perfection.

If a person internalizes these “sins,” wouldn’t it be counterproductive. Actually, the answer is a very definitive no. Why? Because such a person is beyond the temperament of serving their base desires. Their desire is only to love and therefore, no “darkness” can enter them at all.