Tonight at this evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper we hear of blood – our source of life. When we shed blood, we weaken and risk death when that bleeding is severe. Blood courses through our veins and arteries and through our hearts bringing oxygen to our brains where our minds are located – likely even our souls. In Exodus we’re told lamb’s blood protected the firstborn of the Jews from the LORD who struck down the first born of the Egyptians as judgment on all the gods of Egypt. This story very well might have been the very early biblical writer’s way of condemning sacrifices of children and shifting to animals – such as lambs – for those sacrifices to the gods. That makes sense; otherwise, this Exodus depiction of the God of Israel – our God – would make God punishing and cruel siding with one nation over another. That is not true even though many people believe it to be so, even today and in the United States. That belief can and has led to horrific spilling of blood throu