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$\"Formula$ <\/p>\n

As a Baptist, we don\u2019t really have holy water. Nonetheless, my pastor recently reflected on the memory of water \u2013 metaphorically speaking. Water is a closed system on our planet. And so when we drink it, we may well be drinking water that was in the Jordan when Jesus was baptized, or part of the wine that was shared at his last supper. Water connects us with the past.<\/p>\n

Water is also, in our time, a privilege which some enjoy in clean and sanitary fashion, and others struggle to obtain at all:<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a Baptist, we don\u2019t really have holy water. Nonetheless, my pastor recently reflected on the memory of water \u2013 metaphorically speaking. Water is a closed system on our planet. 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