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Reading 4

John 7:37-38

“Let anyone who thirsts come to me and drink…”

Jesus tells us today that if we believe in Him, we will drink from his heart of love. Do we really believe that he can answer our thirst for love?

Maybe we have gotten so thirsty, that our faith has grown weak. Try, for this day, to draw all your nourishment from Jesus. You will see how his water can quench your thirst.

We get thirsty when we try to do so many things, go to so many places, see so many people. Or we can get thirsty when we are lonely and inactive, when we are out of work, for example. We can get thirsty worry over bills. Or worrying over our sins and past mistakes. But really, our thirst comes because when these things happen, we forget to drink!

So today, take (or make) the time to drink from one of the purest sources of living water we have - prayer with Jesus and his Word.

 

In one of the documents from Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes it says: “The greatest dignity of man consists in his vocation to be united to God.” (no. 19).

This unity with God is only possible when we pray.

We will see this week how prayer meets our deepest needs.