"You Shall Not Murder"
Most of us, thankfully, will never murder. Some, like a combat veteran, may have taken other lives in a battle of war. All of us, probably, as Luther writes, have "endangered" or "harmed" the life of another in some way. So, none of us are off the hook. We all fall short. We all need God's mercy and forgiveness for those times we have acted in hurtful ways towards others.
This commandment reminds me that all people are children of God and should be viewed in that way. Even when a person's actions towards me have been hurtful, my response ought be one of love, "to help and support them in all life's needs." It this easy? Of course not. But it is what we are called to do. If we all sought to "help and support" our neighbors in "all of life's needs," imagine what a different world it would be.
I appreciate your thought that "none of us are off the hook". I find effective wording in both older and newer editions of Luther's catechism - I wish they were combined. In this case, I like the updated phrases that you quoted: "help and support" in "all of life's needs".
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