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Home > Sacraments > Eucharist > Communion reflections > 27 02 2005 - The well of the living water |
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well of the living water There is a thirst in every human heart. Each of us is like that lonely Samaritan woman. We are thirsting for something, something that will satisfy all our longings. The only trouble is, we often search in the wrong places. We draw water from many wells: the water of praise to quench our thirst for self-esteem; the water of success to quench our thirst for importance; the water of pleasure to quench our thirst for joy… But we still get thirsty. For those who have encountered Jesus, the search is over. He alone can provide clean living water to quench our inner thirst. The encounter with Jesus can happen at any time and in any place. When it happens, he will cause a spring to well up inside us. The water from this spring will sustain us on our journey to the Promised Land of eternal life. |
