We are holy

In Ezekiel 47: 8-9, we read about the trickle of water that flowed out of the temple of God and which became a veritable river, giving life to every sort of living creature that can multiply. The reading goes on to say:

Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of every kind shall grow; their leaves shall not fade, nor their fruit fail. Every month they shall bear fresh fruit for they shall be watered by the flow from the sanctuary. Their fruit shall serve for food, and their leaves for medicine (12).

Perhaps this reading doesn't mean much to us. But when we tie this reading to Paul's letter to the Corinthians 3:16, we can find the significance.  That letter says Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

You and I are that temple. And the river that flows from that temple is the influence that comes from our own good lives, from our earnest efforts, from our spiritual well being.  We are the ones who can give life and even healing.

Psalm 42 says, My soul is thirsting for the living God. That thirst, our prayers, the effort we make to be conscious of the presence of Divinity within us, it does not remain sterile. It contains power, and that power overflows to others. It is an awesome concept, a wondrous dignity, and an immense responsibility.

Let us always remember the words attributed to Paul that says, For the temple of God, which you are, is holy (Cor 3:17).

Yes. You and I. We are holy.