The Sea of Galilee has an inlet and an outlet, and it teems with life. Contrast that with the Dead Sea. It only has inlets. If there is any life in it (and there probably isn't), it's life that has adapted to the heavy salinity of the water. It really is a dead sea.
We receive God's very being into our being through the Spirit of Christ and we are made alive and enlightened. It flows in us like an inlet. But it isn't ours to keep. It's meant to flow out of us in acts of kindness and mercy, in loving and faithful service to others. We give what we have received. We are meant to be like the Sea of Galilee.
Receive, give, flourish!
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