Cleanse Your Hands

“Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.” – Psalms 24:3,4 The third part of the  Mikveh is cleansing the hands. Our hands are associated with our deeds and actions; in short, they symbolize what we do. As those made in the image of our Creator, we have God-given authority to take action and the freedom to decide how we will do it. That means we can either engage in activities that bring light and hope to the world or tear down and cause harm to others.  Unfortunately, doing the latter is often easier than walking the narrow road required by the former. However, while taking the path of least resistance may be the most expedient for our personal gain,

“Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.” – Psalm 24:3,4 For the past couple of days, we’ve looked at two elements of the ancient Jewish cleansing rite called Mikveh, which was the act of physically washing the body in preparation for worship. So far, we’ve talked about having a clean mind and a clean heart. Today, I want to look at the third part of the ritual — cleansing the hands. In the wake of COVID-19, I don’t think there are any of us who have not done a lot of hand washing recently, so we are certainly familiar with the importance of the physical act. However, spiritually speaking, our hands are associated with our deeds and actions; in short,