Hi Melanie Peace.
You may be interested in a book called, "A Spiritual Solution to Every Problem" by Wayne W. Dyer.
Dyer says, "We have been trained to think in terms of sin and punishment. These ideas disempower us by stressing that we are weak and wrong. The empowering way is to view trials as lessons and opportunities to choose differently [next time.] We can transcend the odious notion of being sinners cloaked in guilt, awaiting punishment. To access a spiritual solution to a problem involves focusing on the idea of a solution."
