Serious Cleansing

In today's passage, I was able to see just how much people had to prepare and go through to receive forgiveness for their sins before Jesus' time, where even the priests had to watch the young cow be slaughtered before his very eyes. I wonder if I would have sinned less if I lived in those times because of all the work that had to be put into asking for forgiveness... Because of Christ's sacrifice, the process of receiving forgiveness has become so much easier for us... so easy that we often forget the price Christ had to pay... I am definitely guilty of taking forgiveness for granted... Though taking part in communion every month helps to remind me of what Christ did for me, I know it's not enough. I want to make a conscious effort to thank God everyday for His love and sacrifice and I pray that God will help me to fully understand the cost of forgiveness so that I become more aware of it in my daily life and stop taking it for granted.