A drink of water

After John 4:5-15 

We come for water,

a drink, a sip

to sustain, needed

for life, but then

we’re offered water

of a different kind,

not the kind which

must be refreshed

to slake physical

thirst, but the water

of life, eternal life,

water that sustains

our souls, our hearts,

our minds, water

that, once accepted,

never has to be

drunk again, water

of eternity poured

into us, drawing

us into the flow,

drawing us into

life eternal. Drink,

and drink deeply.

 

Photograph by Frank Albrecht via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Friday Readings

 

Popular Christian Books with Unintended Consequences – Kim Riddlebarger at The Riddleblog.

 

From “The Christ” by Cynewulf – D.S. Martin at Kingdom Poets.

 

“Come Down, O Love Divine,” hymn by Bianco da Siena – Anthony Esolen at Word & Song.

 

Christianity speaks to everything – T.M. Suffield at Nuakh. 

 

“I Am the Living Bread,” Poem by Edward Taylor – Sally Thomas at Poems Ancient and Modern.