Give More Than You Take

“Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?” – James 3:11 Throughout the next several days, I will continue to share insights and wisdom from my trip to Israel. Last week, I focused on faith in Capernaum. Today, I’m reflecting on my time in the city of Masada. We traveled from Capernaum in the northern point to the southern tip of the Dead Sea in Masada. I saw the whole region below as I stood on a watch tower. It was hard not to think of all the amazing things that had happened here over the last 2000 years, from King David to Herod and the Essenes.  As I moved from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, I thought of a rabbinic reflection I once heard comparing the Dead Sea to the Sea of Galilee. Namely, that one is alive and the other is