Journey to the Never-Dried-Up Well #8
I have begun reading Isaiah to re-encounter Jesus who shall soon suffer, die and rise triumphant.
In my younger days, I dreaded touching the pages of prophetic writ; all that fire, fierce anger, judgment...
But now, I have lived longer and I see how accurate the words are.
1 day ago1 min read
Journey to the Never-Dried-Up Well #7
The Drinking must exceed the draining- so our thirst is quenched, there is a satisfaction in our souls, and so we are plumped and healthy.
Pushing fifty, I was informed that my skin needs more moisture, not less. I come to see this is true in the maturation of souls too. Maturing souls do not need less, they often need more. Not more of the same, but more that will penetrate deeper, more that nourish from the roots.
6 days ago2 min read
Journey to the Never-Dried-Up Well #6
We sometimes get very long dry spells. When it happens, it feels so sad.
The grass turns dry and brown, trees go bare, and dust starts to swirl.
Life feels threatened. Our proud garden city being licked by the dust as the sky remains cloudless....
until - the rain came - and the life that still pulses beneath the ground bursts forth, and things began to green again.
Like the grass and leaves all about us... life can cause us to turn dry and dull, and even risk going lifele
Mar 123 min read
