Water

There are several kinds of water. There is water that sits and gets stale or stagnant. There is water that flows out down a drain. There is flowing water that is fresh and good to drink. In the spiritual life, the time we give to prayer is like water. We can only bring time to our prayer. God is the one who makes the prayer flow and quench the thirst of our soul. Our job is to show up bring the water of time. God will make it flow and refresh us. If we think we alone can make the water of prayer quench our thirst, we will be frustrated. Trust God.

When we feel like we have no time or time is fleeting and we have to cut short or drop our prayer time, it is like the water that runs down a drain. Time seems to flow away. We are too busy and frantic, too multitasking. The soul is never fed by this water.

Then there is the water that is stagnant. We feel bored. We cannot stand this stagnant time. So we divert our boredom or anxiety onto our computers, checking this and that. We get into reading about sports, fashion, politics or whatever. We shop. We work on a project. We go to the gym. None of these things alone can quench the thirst of the soul for God's flowing water of life.

So, are you drinking from flowing water today?