Psalm 17:7-15; Leviticus 17:1-16; Luke 10:23-42

The psalmist pleads that the Savior (YHWH) would keep him as the apple of his eye–that which commands his attention (cf. Gn 3:6). The reading from Leviticus reminds us that life is in the blood, a statement that we understand to be true in scientific terms today (cf. v.14). Of course this has importance for the New Testament, in that Jesus gives us his blood in the Lord's Supper. The Way, the Truth, and the Life (cf. Jn 14:6) gives us his blood, his life, in the Lord's Supper. In the Luke reading Jesus challenges you and me to think about who is our neighbor. He is the Good Samaritan for us, binding us up and providing our security. 

Prayer - Lord, you protect and provide for us. You are the source of life. Help us to share life with others, to you with others, that they, too, may be made whole! Amen.