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The River That Feeds Itself

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The Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee sit barely sixty miles apart in the same Jordan River valley, fed by the same water source....

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Luke 6:38

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Prayer for Generosity

Giver of all, everything I have came from Your hand: breath, life, provision, opportunity. Teach me to hold it all with open hands, to give freely as I've received freely, to trust that when I release my grip, You multiply what's given.

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The River That Feeds Itself

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