Haiku of the
Spirit
Those who are
thirsty
who seek the living
water,
let them come to me.
The promised Spirit
shall flow from
their hearts in streams
of living water.
©
Ken Rookes 2017
Loddon Mallee UCA Presbytery Blog
Showing posts with label Living water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Living water. Show all posts
Monday, May 29, 2017
Monday, March 13, 2017
At Jacob's Well
Haiku for an
opening dialogue
Did Jesus say
Please,
when he asked her
for a drink?
Let's assume he did.
Having slaked his
thirst,
he smiled, offered
the woman
water that's
lasting.
She could play his
game,
this Samaritan
woman:
You need a bucket!
Not for this
water;
You will never
thirst again!
Yes, that would be
cool.
Go get your
husband.
Haven't got one, she
replied.
Mostly true,
he said.
They talk religion,
where best to
worship God.
Your church, or
mine?
He's coming, she
said,
the Messiah, called
the Christ.
You're talking to
him.
Epilogue.
Much excitement!
A prophet, perhaps
the Christ;
come see for
yourselves!
©
Ken Rookes 2017
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Living Water Prayer
PRAYER
O God,
You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples.
Distant peoples stand in awe of your marvels; east and west you make resound with joy.
You visit the earth and water it, make it abundantly fertile.
Your stream is filled with water; with it you supply the world with grain.
Thus do you prepare the earth: you drench plowed furrows, and level their ridges.
With showers you keep the ground soft, blessing its young sprouts.
You adorn the year with your bounty; your paths drip with fruitful rain.
The untilled meadows also drip; the hills are robed with joy.
O God,
You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples.
Distant peoples stand in awe of your marvels; east and west you make resound with joy.
You visit the earth and water it, make it abundantly fertile.
Your stream is filled with water; with it you supply the world with grain.
Thus do you prepare the earth: you drench plowed furrows, and level their ridges.
With showers you keep the ground soft, blessing its young sprouts.
You adorn the year with your bounty; your paths drip with fruitful rain.
The untilled meadows also drip; the hills are robed with joy.
(Psalm 65:8-13)
(Pause)
Forgive us, we pray, for the times we
have failed to recognize our relationship with Sister Water,
have not used water wisely,
have not called others to awareness,
have thoughtlessly polluted instead of protected our water sources,
have ignored the needs of our brothers and sisters around the world.
have failed to recognize our relationship with Sister Water,
have not used water wisely,
have not called others to awareness,
have thoughtlessly polluted instead of protected our water sources,
have ignored the needs of our brothers and sisters around the world.
(Franciscans International, April 2005)
(Pause)
Refresh us with your grace this season,
that our prayer, fasting, and almsgiving may strengthen us
to live according to your Word.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
that our prayer, fasting, and almsgiving may strengthen us
to live according to your Word.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Jacob's Well
At the well I found a stranger
and a polite request for water.
It was a hot day,
and the man had no bucket.
A Jew, I thought to myself;
still, at that moment
he was no different than I,
thirsty, and in need of a drink.
I gave him more than that,
flirted with him, (old habits!),
and asked how he could stand
to accept a drink from a foreign woman.
Taking the cup with a laugh, and a wink,
he made a joke
about water which refreshes
and lasts for ever.
Give me some! I said,
chuckling at the thought
of being spared my daily routine.
Imagine my surprise when he did!
I still walk to the well every day
to draw water; but now it is no chore,
now it is pilgrimage,
now it is worship.
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