No. 74, Black Bubbles

There is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but things that come out (of the mouth) are what defile.  Mark 7:15

Dear Diary,

I yearn to become pure, like Jesus, like His mother. I don’t know if that is even possible.

Yet, for the first time I think a Mark is wrong. I am sure that what goes into my mouth and my eyes and my ears can defile me.

If I fed myself a steady diet of nutrition-free sugars and fats, watched horror pictures and porn a lot, listened to liars who want my vote, believed them, and hated their opponents along with them, then I am sure I would be corrupted.

Say I vowed to watch no more evil entertainment or eat empty foods, chances are that I still couldn’t control what comes out of my heart and mind via my mouth.

On Judgment Day, will Jesus say, “And what about that Devil’s Food Cake?” He is more likely to condemn me for potty mouth in the heat of an argument.

I know that my actions like bickering, yelling, cursing and back-biting pollute my soul.
But I still think what goes in pollutes me too.

Wait. I think I get it. The bad things that go into me, have come from the evil that came out of my heart and mind. It’s the whirlygig of defilement, going out and coming right back in.

Oh my, Jesus is right again! Silly me.

Love,
E.