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Water Therapy

beach at Wrightsville Beach Atlantic

Atlantic Ocean – Wrightsville Beach

Ocean waves thunder & roll
Crashing unrepentant against the shore
Greenish-blue water with froth on top
Wind blasts sand on my skin
Children chase seagulls
Birds hover overhead
Carried along with the breeze
People play … enjoying life
Others rest after a hectic week
Some immersed in their favorite read
Carefree feeling
Place to unwind
Absorb sun’s rays
To just be!

I stoop low
Spying a smooth peculiar shell
Purple hued edges
Catch my eye
I gather grains of polished sand
As they trickle past my fingertips

Praying
May the wind smooth and polish
My rough and jagged edges
May I be beautiful and useful
In Your sight
For Your glory!

Are you thirsty?

“On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him” – John 7:37-38

Are you thirsty?

             Last summer my body became extremely dehydrated and I ended up in the hospital attached to IVs. The medical staff pumped bag after bag of various liquids to boost my levels of fluid and electrolytes. They continued to monitor every part of my body until all remained stabilized. The whole ordeal proved painful, lengthy, and costly. My family and I were extremely thankful for quality health care right near our home and professionals who saved my life.

            After that ordeal, I remain keenly aware of the necessity of drinking lots of fluids. I always carry with me either a fluid replacement supplement such as Gatorade or water. I never leave home without a bottle.

            Applying that same theory for everyday life and living, when I become thirsty or hungry longing for acceptance and understanding, I know where to find it. The only true source of comfort is in God. He’s the only one who can fully satisfy my every need. True, my friends and family provide love as much as humanly possible. But only God’s love is unselfish and 100% unconditional.

Prayer:  Help me come to you first when I ache with desire. Thank you, God, for satisfying my soul when others may try, but fail to me my inner needs.

Ask:  Are you thirsty today? Do you long for someone to fill that empty void of loneliness or sorrow?

Thirst no more: come to the water that satisfies! 

 “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” – Psalm 63:1, a psalm of David when he was in the Desert of Judah. 

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