My lectio on James this morning pulled together a string of verses that have been milling around in my head lately:

“From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and brackish water?” — Jas 3:10-11
“When [Israel] came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter […] Moses cried out to the LORD; and the LORD showed him a piece of wood; he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.” — Ex 15:23a,25a
“For blessed is the wood by which righteousness comes.” — Wis 14:7
“May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.” — Gal 6:14
“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me.” — Gal 2:19b-20a
“Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls.” — Jas 1:21