CRU Update

I wonder if you have ever been surprised at how long doctors wash their hands before performing operations. They need to make sure that their hands are perfectly clean before anything is done to their patient. While physical cleanliness can be important, we explored the idea of spiritual cleanliness in more depth last Friday at CRU. 

After a quick introduction from Rev. Benn, we heard the Bible reading from Mark 7, which represents the U in our KALCULAS acronym, standing for “Unclean hearts”. Charlie Corbett-Jones then spoke to us, demonstrating the way the Pharisees in the passage were missing the point by taking purification and washing more seriously than the matters of actually following God. It is actually not physical cleansing that is most important, but spiritual cleansing because our hearts are unclean, and that is where evil comes from. As a result, we need saving from our sins. Charlie went on to reference another passage from the Bible in John’s Gospel, Chapter 13. In this section, Jesus washes His disciples’ feet. Charlie mentioned how this is not just another ritual for us to perform, but it is showing that it is through Jesus that we are cleansed. For us, the Mark 7 passage is a good reminder not only that we are sinful, but also that we cannot do anything ourselves to be saved, like obeying the Pharisees’ laws, as we all fall short. Instead, we should trust Jesus and His death on the cross which cleanses us, giving us a clean record and new, everlasting life.

Daniel Becker
Year 11