Cleansed

Have you ever felt dirty? I mean, I would think most of us have. If you spend an afternoon in August doing yardwork, you’ve needed a shower. Even if it wasn’t yardwork, you’ve probably had the same experience with some other grungy task. Bathrooms, messes, dirt, stench: these all make the us feel outwardly dirty. It doesn’t take much to need a shower, but the solution is also rather simple: take that shower. Use the soap. Don’t skimp on the shampoo. And when done, you will feel clean.

                Outward filth and dirt are easy to take care of, this is true. Even deeper uncleanness, like that of disease and bodily harm is easy enough to deal with, particularly today with our host of antibiotics and surgical interventions that weren’t available in other times. That being said, we must admit that being a leper is not a terribly fun thing, particularly in a time before the wide use of antibiotics.

 

To find out more, listen to this sermon from St. John's Lutheran Church of Oakes, ND!