The Watering Hole

“...how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to thosewho ask him!" -Luke 11:13Here in sunny south Florida we have had the most beautiful winter we havehad in years. It has been cool, clear, and purely delightful. However...ithas been terribly dry. This morning I saw one of the squirrels, who nestshigh up in one of the coconut palms, coming towards the wood deck.

On the decking, there’s a defunct jacuzzi under an old canvas cover, whichis so stretched it has pockets that hold water. The doves around dusk, andthe squirrels, apparently regard this as their watering hole. As thislittle squirrel approached, he peered into what was a pitiful tiny bit of apool. He bent over and drank what he could. Could be my imagination, butit seemed to me he acted disappointed as he went off in search of water someother place.

In our country we are usually able to access water through our faucets.Occasions such as hurricanes, water mains bursting and bacteria entering,have all brought to my attention how precious drinking water becomes when itcan’t be taken for granted.We can live without food, but not without water. Jesus said we can have‘living water’ (John 4). Spiritually speaking, we can’t live without thatkind of water, either. How fortunate we are to have free access to that‘water’, the gift of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ.I am so very grateful I can keep on drinking at this wonderful watering holeof living water, that our loving heavenly father has provided for all of us,anytime, anywhere..

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Author of "52 Little Parables from Ireland" Creation House Press