Living Water

My husband and I went camping this past week at a nearby state park.   It was a little precarious as we dodged falling acorns dislodged by squirrels high above in the tree tops, but we had a good time.  Do you think an acorn could kill a person if it hit them on the head from such a height?  At any rate, we hiked the trails through woodlands, along streams and around large rocks. 

On our last full day, we decided to take to the water and rented a canoe.  It was a beautiful day, sunny yet cool.  The water was clear, and the creek just deep enough to make it without having to portage.  I enjoyed watching the fish swim by and looking for any other treasure that might be hiding beneath the water.  What I found, besides a couple old tires, a coke can and a pair of sunglasses, was a lesson.

When we would go through the occasional rapids I noticed the rocks were prettier.  They were colorful.  I mentioned it to my husband and he said it was because the faster moving water kept them clean, unlike the rocks in the more stagnant water, which were covered with sand and muck.  I thought about how scripture calls us living stones (1 Peter 2:5) and Christ, living water (Jeremiah 17:13 & John 7:38).  We are like those rocks in the river.  If our faith is stagnant we become covered with the muck of the world, but if we submit to the living water flowing through us; to the Holy Spirit's cleansing power, we too will reflect the beauty that is within us; each of us unique in our making, but all reflecting the glory of our Lord.

"And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit." 2 Corinthians 3:18