It begins as a tiny seed, but then grows and eventually consumes its host.
The Bitter Root.
That’s what the anonymous author of the Epistle to the Hebrews warned against in Heb. 12:15: for it “defiles (taints) every relationship” ( including the one with God).
Yes, the Bitter Root begins as a tiny seed of resentment. Someone says and/or does something that wounds us. At first, we try to ignore it or …