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Kristin
Thomas
Another class period was dragging
were ever so slowly making
As
thoughts with a classmate.
desk
to retrieve the
Our teacher
their rounds.
we had completed
an assignment
homework,
we were
because
my
pulled
I
my
The hands on
by.
told us to get out
going to share our
computer out and
foreami rested
my
from the sticky substance
Superman can change
"Gross!
Note
What on
to self:
earth
faster than
that?"
is
I
exclaimed
in
my
it
on
my
my arm away
to
I
set
an unpleasant film
in
on the small wooden desktop attached
chair.
the clock
jerked
his clothes.
quiet classroom voice.
keep arm away from desk.
My discussion with one of my classmates continued with no more extraordinary events, and the class period continued to creep toward lunchtime. My mind wandered as I repositioned myself. I set my elbow on my chin in my hand, but quickly abandoned the position my elbow contacted the desk. Blagh. didn't know what it was that I kept putting my arm in, but was sticky and was gross. the desk to rest the second
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it
it
After what seemed like hours, class was dismissed and offensive syrupy desk to agitate like substance stuck in
my mind
some
throughout the day.
think about that sick sticky stuff on the desk and
me
of sin. Sin
sticky stuff,
is
I
left
the
other poor soul; but the molasses-
and every time
couldn't help but
I
how much
we come
it
reminded
into contact with
it,
our immediate response should be to recoil in disgust. Our snapshot of sin should be one taken through the lens of Christ. If
our minds of sin,
we would
see
it
for
what
it
this
truly is
—
were the image
in
a repulsive film that
covers us with uncleanliness. Sadly,
we don't often see sin that way, and even when we do, we sometimes
dabble
in
it
unintentionally, repeatedly sticking our hands in
thinking. Just as the syrupy film sin offensive to
God. Sin
on
my
without
desk was offensive to me, so
is
we want
to
defiles the character
of God, and
have an intimate relationship with God, we need
from the desktops of our
it
lives. Fortunately,
to
remove
we know
the
if
the sticky stuff
One who can
clean our hearts from the inside out.
'They
will
no longer
images or with any of sinful backsliding,
will
be
their
and
defile
themselves with their idols and vile
their offenses, for I
will cleanse them.
God." Ezekiel 37:23, NIV
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will save
They
will
them from be
all their
my people,
and
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