Scripture: Revelation 22:1-5
Journal: What would it look like for you to come to the river today? What is your soul really thirsty for?
Reflection: The first thing she did, after she had taken in her surroundings, was to step toward the river which gushed out from under the altar. It drew her irresistibly. She stooped down when she got to the bank and dabbled her fingers in the crystal water. It was icy cold, but it sent a shock of ecstasy tingling through her body, and without further delay she put off the white linen robe she was wearing and stepped into one of the rocky pools. Never had she experienced anything so delicious and exhilarating. It was like immersing herself in a stream of bubbling life. When at last she again stepped out of the pool she was immediately dry and tingling from head to foot with a sense of perfect well-being.
As she stood on the mossy
bank by the pool she happened to glance down and noticed for the first time
that her feet were no longer the crooked, ugly things which they always had
been, but were “straight feet,” perfectly formed, shining white against the
soft green grass.
Then she remembered the
healing stream of which the Shepherd had spoken, which gushed out of the ground
on the High Places. Stepping straight
back into the pool with a shock of sweetest pleasure and putting her head
beneath the clear waters, she splashed them about her face. Then she found a little pool among the rocks,
still and clear as a mirror. Kneeling
down, she looked into its unruffled surface and saw her face quite
clearly. It was true, the ugly, twisted
mouth had vanished and the face she saw reflected back by the water was as
relaxed and perfect as the face of a little child. (Hinds Feet on High
Places by Hannah Hurnard)
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: Come!
Come! Whoever is thirsty, let him
come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.
(Revelation 22:17)
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