It was because of our sins that Jesus died. This is important to remember in our society of victimhood. Someone can choose to smoke cigarettes for thirty years and then turn around and sue the tobacco company instead of taking responsibility for their own choices. We cannot do this in the moral realm. This week we must come face to face with the reality that it was my sins that nailed Jesus to the cross.
Sin equates to selfishness.
It is choosing myself over God. Sometimes we say I just have little sins to confess. There is mortal sin and venial sin and Jesus died for all of our sins. Our meditation should not end there however. The focus of this week should be on the incredible love of Jesus.