Leviticus 22:6 The one who touches any such thing will be unclean until evening….
Commentary states that “With this description [in Leviticus 22:7], God indicates that one can start the new day clean and pure to the LORD. No matter how we might have failed the day before, we can begin each new day pure and close to the LORD.”
Leviticus 22:7 When the sun goes down, he will be clean….
That commentary reminds me strongly of a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
Leviticus 22:9 The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt….
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for this reminder that Your mercies are new every morning (Lam 3:23). Thank You for the opportunity to start fresh in You each day, no matter what nonsense crept in the day before. Help us to begin again each morning, steeped in Your love, mercy, and grace. Draw us closer. Amen.
Leviticus 22:31 Keep my commandments and follow them. I am the LORD.
Have a blessed day.
My faith, my life, my teaching–it's all a work in progress.