Letter Twelve of Screwtape

In this letter screwtape is praising Wormwood of his accomplishments but worried about the time in which it is taking him to 'win over' his patient. The letter begins by being almost happy that the patient is still a churchgoer because it allows him to feel as if he is still acting Christian while still getting into his head. Wormwood's goal is to make the patient sin. No matter how small the sin is if he continues to sin he is doing his job. I found this interesting because everyone does indeed sin. It is nearly impossible to live your life without sin. But instead of disowning your religion God is supposed to forgive your sins. Screwtape states "Murder is no better than cards if cards can do the trick." I found this quote interesting in that he is basically saying take any road nessasary to do what needs to be done.