Clean
For many people, dear reader, there is a goal, which is so rarely attained, that of being clean. This can start with physical cleanliness, be extended to the foods we ingest, the clothes we wear, the things we touch. It can then move to places and objects, with the avoidance of going to certain areas in the world or dealing with certain situations. It then moves to people, avoiding those who are considered by the original party to be unclean in and of themselves.
It presses upon us, dear reader to consider what being clean is actually all about. It is not unreasonable that when some violent action has been perpetrated upon us we often move to the physical cleanliness provided by scrubbing and cleaning every part of our body. This is an unwitting ceremony designed to remove as much memory of the violence, as is possible. Where the violence itself cannot be reversed, the cleaning of the body at least allows it to be made distant.
It is however in the same theme that we as human beings do the same thing in an attempt to forget the violence not perpetrated upon us, but perpetrated by us. To be clear, dear reader, in an attempt to remove our sin. We settle instead for cleanliness of the body and our surroundings. Yet as many have discovered, while being clean is better than being dirty, it presents a poor substitute for true freedom from the horror of sin.
For what we have realised is that we need to be clean, to have the history of our sin removed. Therefore I urge you dear reader to consider, does this world offer a way of removing this sin, or are you trapped forevermore within its consequences.
May I suggest, dear reader to consider that there does exist a way, for all of us to truly be made clean, and in that cleanliness be presented faultless.
I am sure that many who read this would be aware and agree that this possibility is true, but would question, what price must be paid to attain it. Therefore today's question must be posed, what price would you be willing to pay to be clean?
It presses upon us, dear reader to consider what being clean is actually all about. It is not unreasonable that when some violent action has been perpetrated upon us we often move to the physical cleanliness provided by scrubbing and cleaning every part of our body. This is an unwitting ceremony designed to remove as much memory of the violence, as is possible. Where the violence itself cannot be reversed, the cleaning of the body at least allows it to be made distant.
It is however in the same theme that we as human beings do the same thing in an attempt to forget the violence not perpetrated upon us, but perpetrated by us. To be clear, dear reader, in an attempt to remove our sin. We settle instead for cleanliness of the body and our surroundings. Yet as many have discovered, while being clean is better than being dirty, it presents a poor substitute for true freedom from the horror of sin.
For what we have realised is that we need to be clean, to have the history of our sin removed. Therefore I urge you dear reader to consider, does this world offer a way of removing this sin, or are you trapped forevermore within its consequences.
May I suggest, dear reader to consider that there does exist a way, for all of us to truly be made clean, and in that cleanliness be presented faultless.
I am sure that many who read this would be aware and agree that this possibility is true, but would question, what price must be paid to attain it. Therefore today's question must be posed, what price would you be willing to pay to be clean?
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