“Hast thou not known?
Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the
ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? Even the youths shall faint and
be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the
Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they
shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
(Isaiah 40:28-31)
In all our suffering and stumbling in the dark we tend to turn to the ways of the world to fill us. We seek for the corruptible things of this earth that have no lasting power to fill our cracks, heal our sorrows and make up for our lack. We think that this dismal telestial world has treasures to offer us that will somehow make us whole. The truth is that the lustre of this world can only be seen during the day. When the night falls, the emptiness is still there, the pain exposed, the suffering unbearable.
If we would but drink
from the fountain of living water that the Saviour offers us, we would be
filled with that which matters most, that which is lasting, that which will
speak peace to the deepest recesses of our soul. Then the suffering will be
bearable and even conquerable. Then the lack will not matter and the cracks
will diminish and fade. Then we can look forward to the living water within us
springing up into everlasting life.
Thou
art the source of all my blessings,
Thou
art the source of all my joys,
Thou
art the living water
I
drink with haste
And
savour each and every drop
So
careful of tragic waste.
Feed
me Saviour ever more
The
love that flows with every cup
Grant
me my fill each day
That
keeps me living and bears me up.
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Art: Jesus Living Water by Grok2)
