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Close anonymous adult hands receiving water into a plain clay cup without spilling, deliberate attentive gesture, ancient stone basin, no divine figure.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

2 Corinthians 6:1

Do Not Receive Grace in Vain

Endurance, Open Hearts, and Holy Belonging · 2 Corinthians 6

Story guide: Visual essay: Careful receiving suggests responding to grace; the water is an interpretive comparison rather than grace made physical.

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1Working together with him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

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