Opening Prayer: You called, You cried, you shattered my
deafness. You sparkled, you blazed, You
drove away my blindness. You shed your
fragrance, and I drew in my breath, and I pant for You. I tasted and now I hunger and thirst. You touched me, and now I burn with longing
for your peace. (Confessions by St. Augustine)
Scripture: John 4:1-26
Journal: What are you most thirsty for these days? What well are you going to in order to try
and get “it?” How is that working for
you? What would it mean to drink deeply
of Jesus?
Reflection:
“Are you thirsty?” said the Lion.
“I’m dying of thirst,” said Jill.
“Then drink,” said the Lion.
“May I—could I—would you mind going away
while I do?” said Jill.
The Lion answered this only by a look and
a very low growl. And as Jill gazed at
its motionless bulk, she realized that she might as well have asked the whole
mountain to move aside for her convenience.
The delicious rippling noise of the stream
was driving her nearly frantic.
“Will you promise not to—do anything to
me, if I do come?” said Jill.
“I make no promise,” said the Lion.
Jill was so thirsty now that, without
noticing it, she had come a step nearer.
“Do you eat little girls?” she said.
“I have swallowed up girls and boys, women
and men, kings and emperors, cities and realms,” said the Lion. It didn’t say this as if it were boasting,
nor as if it were sorry, nor as if it were angry. It just said it.
“I daren’t come and drink,” said Jill
“Then you will die of thirst,” said the
Lion.
“Oh dear!” said Jill, coming another step
nearer. “I suppose I must go and look
for another stream then.”
“There is no other stream,” said the Lion.
(The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis)
Prayers
Closing Prayer: O God, help me to realize, both this day and
every day, that the thirst that lies so deeply within me can only be quenched
by you. Help me come to you this day and
drink. Through Jesus. Amen.
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