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Noah and his kin and animal company, the Hebrews from Egypt, you and I in baptism: it\u2019s through water we\u2019re saved, symbolically and literally. This primeval symbol of creation, this dangerous symbol of death and drowning, there\u2019s an elemental lesson about life in water, and that\u2019s it is something to be cherished and respected, because it can both give life and kill.<\/p>\n
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