Let’s talk about fire and water, and I’m not talking about the Pokemon types. In the gospel for this Sunday, Saint John the Baptist says that he will baptize with water, but Christ will baptize with fire and the Holy Spirit. Fire represents life, but it also represents death. Same with water. When the Israelites went through the Red Sea, water was life-giving. The Egyptians went through the same Red Sea, and the water brought them death. Saint John the Baptist is saying that it’s up to us how we live our lives, how much we give our hearts to Jesus, reveals whether we are choosing life or are choosing death.
We’re getting close to Christmas. It’s game time. Time to choose. Whose side are you on? The side of life or the side of death? I think we know the right choice. This is Spirit Juice. Peace.
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