11 year old Son (As he was getting a drink from the water container in the refrigerator) Do you know what I often think of when I open up the refrigerator to get a drink of water?
Mom: That every time you open the door it costs Mom and Dad money, so you'd better get in and out real quick?
Son Um, no. I think of when Jesus said that as long as we drank earthly water we would be thirsty, but if we drank the living water, we wouldn't be thirsty anymore.
Mom: Huh. Ya, that's good to think about too.
John 4:13&14
Jesus said to her, "Every one who drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
1. O let all who thirst,
let them come to the water.
And let all who have nothing,
let them come to the Lord:
without money, without price.
Why should you pay the price,
except for the Lord?
2. And let all who seek,
let them come to the water.
And let all who have nothing,
let them come to the Lord:
without money, without strife.
Why should you spend your life,
except for the Lord?
3. And let all who toil,
let them come to the water.
And let all who are weary,
let them come to the Lord:
all who labor, without rest.
How can your soul find rest,
except for the Lord?
4. And let all the poor,
let them come to the water,
Bring the ones who are laden,
bring them all to the Lord:
bring the children without might.
Easy the load and light:
come to the Lord.
Text: Based on Isaiah 55:1-2; Matthew 11:28-30. Text and music © 1978, John B. Foley, S.J., and OCP. All rights reserved.
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3 comments:
Sorry I haven't visited in a while . . . the first couple weeks of our summer were hectic.
I noticed you translated into Italian that quote from Winston Churchill. Wow! I didn't even think to do that! You go girl!
This post is especially poignant as we are in drought conditions and are undergoing water restrictions. It's supposed to rain tonight . . . we're praying that it does so.
God bless, and have a great weekend.
P.S. In your post earlier this week you posted a Caravaggio painting . . . a friend who was recently ordained a priest used that very same painting in his prayer cards that he gave out at his first mass. Caravaggio is one of my favorite painters, and I saw several of his works when I was in Rome last year.
Thanks for sharing.
So glad you stopped by, Bia.
I hope the drought ends soon!!!
Yes, the Caravaggio is awesome. I would love to see the paintings in Rome someday!
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