ringing phones...
piles of papers...
to do list...
my mouth feels dry
Iphone...
Ipad...
keyboards...
I feel thirsty
cars honking...
streets closed...
sirens...
I am parched
headlines...
tweets...
postings...
I wander aimlessly in the desert
I force myself to...
STOP
Look for it
just to my right
I can see it
THE STREAM OF
REFRESHING
COOL
SPARKLING
WATER
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I DRINK, AND DRINK MORE
FROM THE CUP OF LIVING WATER
drenched...
filled...
washed...
clean...
I turn to face the day
can go out to the world
the water glistens within me
* ...for you I long!
For you my body yearns;
for you my soul thirsts,
Like a land parched, lifeless,
and without water
...You visit the earth and water it,
make it abundantly fertile
you drench plowed furrows
With showers you keep the ground soft,
your paths drip with fruitful rain
*Psalm 63:2, 65:10-12
Love love the psalms. Thought I would read 63 and 65 in their entirety. I got out my RSV. Psalm 63-2 "So I have looked upon thee in the sanctuary, beholding thy power and glory." Wwhhaatt? I got out my NAB, ST Joe edition. "Oh God , you are my God whom I seek; for you my flesh pines and my soul thirsts like the earth, parched, lifeless and without water." Well that's a lot closer. I got out a Revised NAB. "O God, you are my God--for you I long! For you my body yearns; for you my soul searches, like a land parched, lifeless, and without water. Now we're getting there! Psalm 65; 10-12 were all very similar. Thank you for getting me to do some bible study.
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Yea I usually read the New American Bible but lately I have had a children's edition from when the kids were in school. It has some really good explanations of the text in simple ways.;). Thanks for sharing!
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