SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT
As I was walking along the streets of Hell’s Kitchen, I fell under the mammoth cross that looms over Saint Paul’s House Mission on west 51st street. The neon giant practically yells out “SIN WILL FIND YOU” in block letters. As I passed by the cross I couldn’t help but feel a bit threatened, singled out. It seemed to know all of my deepest secrets, regrets, and wrongdoings, and blame me for them. With such an aggressive display, I wondered what kind of establishment Saint Paul’s House could possibly be. Upon further research, I discovered that it was food pantry and neighborhood center. I was baffled as to why they would choose this imposing cross as an emblem for their mission house. Were people supposed to find comfort and warmth under this monstrosity? For ages, humans have been terrified of sin. We claim ...