Ouch!

Hi all! I'm back to work after a joyful weekend of getting married! It was wonderful and I might even post a picture or two once I get them.
So I'm back to picking up the blog, and when I read the scripture for today, my first thought was OUCH! Leviticus can be a tough book to get through, particularly with all of the restrictions rules about what to do and what not to do. Mess up, and you get burned up. It's rather harsh. One of the things that we can take from this, is the importance of not taking lightly the sacredness of the Holy. Being flippant about the holy is something to run away from. The difference between Aaron's sons and Aaron is they didn't see how serious God was. And the different between Jesus and Aaron's sons is humility. At least that's what I see today. Tomorrow I might see something else. Today I'm reminded that offering ourselves to God with humility is much better than offering ourselves with a big dose of self-righteousness about what we are doing and how we do it. Humility is the "Word" for the day for me. A high holy priest with an attitude is much different than a high holy priest with humility. Same goes for a high holy servant. The reading today seems to be a warning - to take a closer look at how we come before God and how we offer ourselves to others.
-Melanie