Hebrews 9:22
“Practically everything in a will hinges on a death. That’s why blood, the evidence of death, is used so much in our tradition, especially regarding forgiveness of sins.”
“In fact, according to the Law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.”
Blood is important as evidence of death, not because it points to the death’s violence, though it does that too. Sin guarantees death. How we try to wiggle out of this! Sin’s consequences always come calling sooner or later. It’s alure overpowers our will. Our emotions become entangled. Consequences become literally unthinkable, and we become the walking dead. Our lives begin to putrefy. If willing, we allow this to call us to repentance, cleansing and healing. If not, our misery leads us down even darker paths.
Oh Lord I tremble at the danger of falling into sin and away from you. I step off your path many times a day. Please lead me to repentance, a turning away from that evil. Let me never allow that transgression to lead me farther still away from you. I am afraid of my weakness, my human propensity to sin. Please be my strength.