Drink my blood … What’s this about?

Morning: Psalms 1, 2, 3; Job 4:1, 5:1-11, 17-21, 26-27; Acts 9:19b-31

Evening: Psalms 4, 7; John 6:52-59

King David refused to drink water brought by his 3 bravest warriors from the well in occupied Bethlehem: “Can I drink the blood of these men? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.”  In saying we must drink his blood to be fully alive, Jesus echoes this story of David … So, if we ‘drink’ Jesus’s blood, we accept what he does, not only risking, but giving his life.  We accept that his suffering and death actually overpower the power of death.  But don’t expect anyone to explain this in 100 words … or in a lifetime!