Hate Sin

Romans 12:9 "Let love be without hypocrisy.  Abhor what is evil.  Cling to what is good."

I have never been one to think much about germs, I know they are around me and can make me sick, but unlike some, I've never really made a big deal about them.  I lived very happily in my insensibility toward germs, until our current cold and flu season hit.  This year it seems like we are being bombarded with too much germ information.  On television, on the radio, in articles, and even on billboards we are being warned on how not to catch, or spread these bugs.  I have to be honest for the first time, germs are starting to creep me out.  I think we are supposed to wash our hands a hundred times a day.  To make sure you wash long enough, sing happy birthday or the alphabet song all the way through while washing.  To keep from spreading germs, we have been taught how to sneeze, and how to properly dispose of tissues.  The list of things we shouldn't touch is endless.  Don't touch: door knobs, stair rails, counter tops, other people's pens, kitchen sponges, elevator buttons, cell phones, key pads, gas pumps, and never ever touch your own nose or eyes.  I'm pretty sure it's alright to breathe in most places, except it might be best to hold your breath in elevators, airplanes, and public restrooms.  As I'm writing this I'm fighting a cold, so I'm kicking myself for going out in public and breathing and touching things.  There is a dangerous germ out there that gets too little attention, in fact I have never seen a public service announcement warning us how to avoid it.  This bug spreads quickly and is devastating to all who are infected by it.  You are all sharp enough to know where I'm going with this.  That foul germ is SIN.  Sadly we can feel more creepy about all the microorganisms that encompass us, then about the sin bug that abounds.  God hates sin, and calls us to abhor it.  Let us therefore be vigilant in cleansing,  be wise in what we touch, and careful what we breathe in.