Lame Priests
Leviticus 21:18 " For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face or a limb too long." As I sit in church today, I accidentally sat near the group who is hard of hearing. They praise Ya with their hands and listen by watching their fearless leader: the sign lqnguage interpreter. She does a wonderful job. Standing on stage next to the speaking pastor, she echoes his words for the benefit of the deaf. As she beautifully signs, i remembered Leviticus 21:18. Here Yahweh says that no priest who conducts his services in front of the crowd should have a debilitating handicapp that impedes on their ability to do their duties. What if the sign lqnguage interpreter was missing a few fingers? What if one hand was deformed at birth? Would she still be the lead interpreter? Probably not. It would be so distracting that others would have a hard time paying attention to God's message. For that reason God reminds us to be pract...