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What Does it Mean to Eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and Drink His Blood?

4 min readNov 6, 2019

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At the college where I work, they had a blood drive in the main foyer. Students stood in line to donate their blood through the Canadian Blood Services.

In the past, I donated blood as often as I could. I actually received a special pin when I made my 100th donation. However, because of health concerns in the last couple of years, I have not been able to donate anymore.

This makes me sad as I truly believe in the importance of donating blood. Not only does giving blood help those receiving it, but it also helps the donor!

Did you know that if you donate blood it helps to lower your risk of cancer, and helps reduce the risk of heart and liver ailments caused by the iron overload in the body?

Blood is, obviously, extremely important to everyone.

In the Bible, God instructs the Israelites to not drink…

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Kimberley Payne
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Written by Kimberley Payne

Jesus Follower. Oma. Author. Writing to help others grow closer to God. Download 5 Free Prayer Models at www.kimberleypayne.com/freebies/

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