The wonderful water

Today’s first reading (Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12) is a prophecy about a wondrous river that flows from the temple of God.

Of course, in the time and place in which this prophecy was first set down, water was a precious commodity and flowing water would often fail in that arid climate.

That is why the idea of a river that gets deeper and stronger as it flows would be very much appreciated by the people of that time and place.

For us, this image is a reminder that the wonder of God only gets only deeper and stronger the further we journey in him.

This Lent and always, may you and I be continuously immersed in the love and the Spirit and the wonder of God.