Psalm
51:7 (NIV)
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
The
5 micron and .5 micron carbon filters, known as “Big Blues”, are the beginning
stages for serious water filtration.
They remove a considerable amount of the things that can cause harm to
the human digestive system. In properly
functioning municipal systems of developed communities, these two would
probably suffice to produce life-nourishing water.
Carbon
is a key element in sustaining life as we know it. Human beings are sometimes referred to as
“carbon-based life forms.” This refers
to carbon’s capacity to chemically bond with oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen, creating
life’s basic building blocks.
Ironically, it is carbon’s propensity for bonding that makes it a key
element of basic water filtration.
Positively charged carbon particles are embedded in Big Blue’s filter
fiber, allowing the carbon to attract and remove many water contaminants, which
are negatively charged.
In
the ancient Middle East, the branch of the hyssop tree was a symbolic filter of
sorts. Cleansing fluid (water or blood)
was sprinkled on animals or people with a hyssop branch to purify them. What are the symbolic means that you use to
remind yourself of God’s capacity to make you whole and holy? Through the Eucharist’s wine/blood,
Christians understand that Christ’s sacrifice effects our wholeness and eternal
life. As you proceed along this journey,
ask God to positively charge your life-form that you may become a conduit for
God’s Big Blue cleansing in the lives of those you encounter as well as your
own.
©
2012 Todd Jenkins
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