After viewing world-class ceramic sculptures at an art museum I was invited to create my own ldquo pinch pot rdquo from air-dry clay I spent two hours shaping a little bowl engraving patterns and painting The result of all my hard work was underwhelming a tiny misshapen pot with uneven color It wasn rsquo t going to end up in a museum anytime soon Living up to a high standard can be daunting The Israelite priests experienced this as they tried to follow God rsquo s commands to be ceremonially clean Leviticus - They received commands for who could eat
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