Parashas Chukas

Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parashas Chukas.
In this Parsha,HaShem instructs about the Parah Adumah - the Red Heifer that cleanses from high levels of Tum'a - Impurity.
It is also in this Parsha, that sadly we learn of the passing of Miriam,Moshe and Aharon's sister,who as a little girl had watched over little baby Moshe when Moshe was placed in a basket in Mitzrayim,to hide him from Par'o's evil decree.It was after Miriam passed,that the Well of Miriam ceased its water flow and it was then that the people quarreled about the lack of water and where Moshe struck the Rock instead of Speaking to it as instructed by HaShem and the decree was issued that. He would not enter the land of Canaan.
Moshe then asks Edom's permission to go through the land but Edom refuses.When Israel arrives at Mount Hor, HaShem tells Moshe that his brother Aharon is to die on that mountain and Aharon's son Elazar takes over as Kohein Gadol. At the passing of Aharon,the Clouds of Glory that surrounded and helped protect Israel, retreated.It is then, that Amalek attacks Israel pretending to be Canaanites and so the Torah refers to them as such also due to the fact that they acted like Canaanites in their deceit and also because they lived in the land of Canaan. HaShem delivered them into our hands.
Again the people started to complain and HaShem sent fiery serpents against the people. HaShem instructed Moshe to make a fiery serpent and put it on a pole so those who would look up toward it,thus in essence,looking upwards toward HaShem Above, would live. This snake on a pole was kept by Israel for centuries and sadly became an object of worship that was destroyed much later in history,by King Chizkiyahu.
The Parsha continues with HaShem's Instruction to fight Sihon king of the Amorites ,whom Israel beats and then they defeated Og King of Bashan.Og was the same Og that clung onto the outside of Noach's Ark and the same Og that lived in Avraham and Sarah's time, who had gotten Sarah to look at Avraham from afar,from a hill top just as Avraham was about to sacrifice Yitzchak, when she died of fright.He was called Og as Avraham had referred to him as Uga,which meant 'Cakes,' for it was at that time when Avraham foresaw it would be Pesach night, that Avraham was making Matzah Cakes when Og suddenly came to warn Avraham of the capture of his nephew Lot and so he became known as Og after the name Uga which meant Cakes from 'Matzah Cakes.'Thus when Avraham saved Lot,it was at the time of Passover.This Og was a child of the Nephilim that were living in Noach's time before the Mabul - Flood.He was thus a Giant and it is from his name that the word 'Ogre' comes .This is where this Parsha ends, after this battle with Og.
This Parsha is called Chukas and starts with the Decree of the Parah Adumah - The Red Heifer and it's preparations.
HaShem speaks to Moshe and Aharon and tells them ,'Zos Chukas Ha Torah,' - 'This is the Decree of the Torah,' and then proceeds to explain the Parah Adumah, which on the surface is hard to understand, for the ashes of the Parah Aduma,while purifying a person from a major Impurity, makes those involved in preparing it, impure,There are other examples in the Torah where the word 'Chok or Chukim' appear, like for the laws of Chalitzah, where a brother whose brother dies childless, is to take his brother's wife to wed and bring up a child in the deceased brother's name.Another example in Torah is the offering to Azazel in the Yom Kippur Service, where it cleanses and atones yet all those involved in preparing it are made impure. Another Decree where the word or root of the word 'Chok' appears is to do with Shaatnez, the forbidden mixing of wool and linen, yet they can appear together in the Tzitzis. There are others like sending away of the mother bird ,all beyond our surface understanding.
These Chukkim do not have a logical explanation , for their reasoning is far beyond us. Within the word 'Chok,' is the word 'Rachok' which means,' Far Away.' Thus their reasoning is far away from us.
So why would HaShem give is a Decree that is hard to explain. Isn't understanding His Law , a sure way of ensuring that we keep it. That is just it for that may possibly be the reason for the ' Chok. ' It is so much easier for us to keep a Law that we understand for it is so much easier for us to obey G-D when we know the 'Why,' 
The real test, I think comes , when we really don't know why and we do HaShem's Law , just to show we love HaShem . That to me, is a very great reason to obey G-D , when we ourselves , cannot see what we will get out of it and thus simply obey G-D just because we love Him and show perfect trust and faith - Emunah in all HaShem Tells us to do . That alone, is enough reason to follow HaShem's Commandments . That to me would be the purest show of love to G-D .
In actual fact all Laws of the Torah have a deeper dimension that is beyond our comprehension . Even though there are apparent shown reasons for why, HaShem is too Deep , to fully comprehend all His Reasons.
So what can we learn from the Chukkim. The sweetest lesson I think, is to learn to obey G-D and all He Instructs us to do, without question and because we truly love Him . 
He is so far beyond what we can ever imagine, that no matter how wise we get, we will never be able to grasp even a fraction of His Wisdom.
We can offer explanations to why the Chukkim may have been given, but we don't truly know. Even the wisest of the wise, Shlomo Hamelech said that he understands the other Chukkim, but this one about the Parah Adumah, is 'Far from him.' And perhaps it is meant to be , for HaShem is always Above us in every way.
Let this Parsha teach us that G-D is to be followed without question in everything He Asks of us . How comforting a thought to know, that we can relax and trust HaShem in all things . Show HaShem love always and love beyond yourself.
With love to HaShem I wish HaShem with love, a Beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love and to all , a beautiful Shabbos Kodesh with love.