The Quran says "For Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and He loves those who keep themselves pure and clean."
I see it played out here in Afghanistan. Reaching out to the omnipotent God, Allah, Muslims pray five times each day. One inter
esting ritual before the praying is the act of ablution. This act signifies the washing away of the impurities of life before they approach God. They wash everything, over and over. Check it out on the link above. We all long to make ourselves pure...we long to be pure like our Maker. Yet, it's not good enough, not even 99% is good enough. There is an easier way...through H
is love, His pure love, displayed in the birth of His Son.I listened to Gateway's song "Pure" 10 times in a row today. I could not get it out of my head as I walked back to the office. The musical declaration that everything we need lies in His love...His pure love. I'm taking the easy way today.
We will never be PURE. No matter how hard we try, we will never be pure. We all take on the daily dirt of life. We try our best, but it is never enough. We all end up falling in the mud puddles of ego, greed, lust, temptation, etc. Sometimes I feel as if I need to put on hip waders in the morning just to get through the day. Wow! To be as pure as Jesus for just 1 day. Wouldn't it be grand! Thank our Heavenly Father for his never ending love and forgiveness. His love will make us pure and wash away all that is not.
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