An Empty Vessel
A vessel, by definition, is either a ship or large boat or a hallow container usually associated with holding liquid. I remember going to a young women’s camp as a leader. We had an activity in which we were asked to hold onto the iron rod on our way to the tree of life. Only in the case of our camp situation the iron rod had been represented by a rope. As we were making our way from one area to another, we were faced with temptations. I can remember being enticed by chocolate chip cookies. Huge ones. And I LOVE chocolate chip cookies. But I wasn’t about to let go. I rationalized that the main ingredient may have been salt. A chocolate chip salt lick. Yum. I was going through the motions of ha...