I am not preaching this Sunday, and there was no little Lenten story/legend this morning, so consider this an offering to replace them both.
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You know, although it wasn’t recorded,
that when God made Adam —
dust of the earth in human form —
there was water.
Imagine it: trying to breathe life
into dust — it went
everywhere,
and everywhere was so new.
The bible says, there were streams
bubbling up from the underground,
secret sources whispering,
“psst”
God
scooped a palmful of water,
pressed the dust into beauty,
breathed life, Spirit —
call it what you will —
that first kiss left traces of mud
on the lips of them both.
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Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.” (John 3:4-5)
over the water 