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Levitical Musings

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I’ve had about ten blogs running through my head all day and now that I’m sitting here at the computer this is all I can think about…

I read this scripture from the New Living Translation this morning and found it intriguing.

“No one who has a defet may come near to me, whether he is blind or lame, stunted or deformed, or has a broken foot or hand, or has a humped back or is a dwarf, or has a defective eye, or has oozing sores or scabs on his skin, or has damaged testicles.” Leviticus 21:18-20

How does that contrast with Jesus’ words in Matthew 11:28

“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke (teaching) up on you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I give you is light.”

Something has changed right? Either God has changed, we’ve changed, or the way we’re able to relate with God has changed. I’ve got my guess. Do you have yours?

Ladies and Lentlemen

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How’d you like my title? Pretty witty eh? Sometimes I out due myself when trying to impress my readership. Can you feel it?

Do you practice Lent? Have you found it to be of value? I’ll be honest, sometimes I have a hard time translating fasting into a tangible spiritual practice. Often times during Lent I just miss eating sweets but I don’t feel any closer to God. Maybe I should fast from sinning, or I could fast laziness. Have you had this same struggle? Is the value of fasting in general simply the act of submitting yourself to something? Is that good enough? Or should I, when my hunger pains or sugar withdraws hit me instantly fall on my knees in worship or confession? That seems more spiritual right?

So many questions.

I’m a minister you know. I’m supposed to be answering these questions! I think, though, that I would be happy with myself if I always erred on the side of asking more questions than I answer.

In the end, for Lent this year, I’m going to try to fast from something that will be hard for me to give up, that will require changed behaviors (for better or worse), and will hopefully remind myself that I have the daily choice to submit to an all loving God whose desire it is to give deeper hope to mankind. I’m giving up sports. Sports talk radio and checking out my sports stuff on the world wide webula. Are you impressed? I didn’t think so.