When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering. He shall offer them before the Lord to make atonement for her, and then she will be ceremonially clean from her flow of blood.
“We are a nation of laws.”
This is something that we hear often in our national discourse.
But, when we think about laws and their purpose, how often do we think about the context out of which the laws were created and whether they serve the times God has called us to?
Jesus said that the sabbath was created for humanity. Humanity was not created for the sabbath. The same is true for laws like the one in this scripture.
Laws are ultimately meant to facilitate social cohesion. But, when we follow Christ, whose way is love and in whom All is One, all of the law is fulfilled.
The laws that were meant to secure a society from their perceived dangers are replaced with the law of Love that says, “call nothing I made unclean." (Acts 10:15)
What are some rules, laws, or customs that you know of that seem less valid when seen through the eyes of Love?
How might you imagine being guided by the eyes of Love today?
--Pedro Silva
Reframe is built around the idea that our habits can change, and in turn change us.
One of the hardest yet most effective ways to shape a new habit is to share it with someone.