We may think that chapter 8 of Paul's second letter to his friends in Corinth is about abundant supply, and it certainly is that.
I am reminded of Mary Baker Eddy's piece on "Angels", which includes the following: "God gives you His spiritual ideas, and in turn, they give you daily supplies" (Miscellaneous Writings p. 307).
However, rather than speaking about receiving, Paul emphasizes equality. The ingredients for this balanced sufficiency are
1. willingness to give and to share, followed by
2. the doing of it ("performance").
That's just what a musician or any artist does: nurture the willingness to give, using and improving available talents, and then give (perform)!
Giving and receiving. "That there may be equality" (II Cor 8: 14). Nothing left over or wasted. No-one left out. Everyone blessed.
It's Soul's dance, choreographed by Love.
Thank you Paul!
Julie Swannell
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