Living Water!

Jesus sometimes spoke of Living Water — the water that he gives to believers, water that He connects to Life Eternal, a spring bubbling up for all to receive. Bubbling up! That is what seemed to be happening when I had the Holy Spirit entering into my life. For a while I would suddenly be overtaken with JOY bubbling up, impossible to contain. It just had to be released! Now, every time I see bubbling, swirling, dazzling or brightly reflecting water, I am uplifted for reflections of a glorious period in my life are again refreshed. I don't have to ponder on the reason for it, to experience the beauty and joy is itself uplifting and refreshment to the soul. Add white birds to these wonderful glittering patterns of brilliance, and my heart sings, 'How great thou art!'

The Creaking Branch

The Creaking Branch



I rise each morning, a creaking branch
Bowed and hurting
But unafraid
To meet
Each new day’s challenge.
Love keeps me strong.

The Tree of Life to which I’m grafted
By hands divine
Flows with sap
Of Holy Spirit
Strengthening me
With unquestioning love.

Loss of family and faithful friends
The sands of time
Flowing faster
As life moves on,
While in the flesh
Immortality has yet to dawn.

Life is challenge, pain, joy, love
Grief and sorrow,
Memory loss
So unkind,
But swells of ecstasy
Bring healing from the Tree of Life.

Flood, fire, tempest, earthquakes
Cannot destroy
Eternity —
Though Earth may die
The Tree remains
Infinite.

Comforting Words and Ecstatic Experiences — reflections on the Psalms.

Psalm 139 v5
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me
so high that I cannot endure it...

Even looking at a rich blue sky through a copper beech can bring tears to one's eyes.
Or to look at distant mountains with wispy clouds crowning the summits.
Thousands upon thousands of riches that are ours — if we are willing to open our eyes.
But not just nature, life is full of little things that surprise us with joy beyond our understanding.


There are times when we can feel so uplifted in the Spirit than it is hard to endure!

After a disturbed night due to a nearby late party, I felt really weary this morning. But sitting gazing out of the window at the sky, trees, and brilliant blossoms caught in the morning sun, uplifted and refreshed.
Joy is just a blink away.