Leviticus 19-20

Leviticus 19:2
Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: "Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy".

This sets the tone for the entire chapter. Then the Lord goes on to explain what you do to be holy:
- Respect your parents
- Observe the sabbath
- Don't make metal idols
- Show respect for sacrificed food
- Leave food for the poor
- Don't steal
- Don't lie
- Don't swear things in His name that you don't follow through on
- Pay the wages you owe
- Don't defraud your neighbor
- Don't deny justice to either the poor or the rich
- Don't slander
- Don't hate your brother in your heart
- Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself.

The list goes on but it was quite interesting. Holiness seems to boil down to putting others before yourself and not being selfish. Many of these laws dictate the condition of your heart, which would not be enforceable by any human priest or court. In a world where we are taught to "look out for number one" and "if you don't look out for you, no one is going to" it makes me think about how I'm living my life. Do I leave "food in the corner of fields for the poor to pick up?" He doesn't say that you should pick it and give it to them, but that you provide something for them to harvest for themselves. I'm not a farmer but I'm going to give some thought to how I can provide opportunities for those less fortunate than I.