“I’m not sure I’m going to make it through Leviticus,” my friend declared as we walked together through the local park.  We’d both been reflectively reading through the Old Testament stories in Genesis and Exodus, but Leviticus posed a challenge. “I feel that,” I agreed.  A few weeks earlier, we both started a Bible reading plan with the hope of reading through the Bible in a year. Bogged down by text we didn’t understand and rules about sacrifices and oxen, we were both having trouble applying the words to our lives. “Maybe we need a different plan.  Instead of just reading the Bible, maybe we need to slow down and…