Did you wash your hands???

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” (Matthew 15:1-2 ESV) How many of us can hear our mother's voice when we see those words? Or our own voice speaking to our children? From the perspective of a child,these words sound annoying, even though meant for our own good. But the Pharisees could care less about the health and well-being of Jesus' disciples. This was a ceremonial cleansing, not a health one. They wanted people to live by their rules, added to those of the scriptures. Now that IS annoying - being told God's Word is not enough. Jesus will have none of that; neither should we.