Give us your Living Water.

 Give Us Your Living Water

A Reflection on John 4:10-14, John 7:37-39, and Revelation 22:1

Jesus answered, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water." (John 4:10)

Give us Your living water, Lord—not the water that runs dry,

But the spring that wells up to eternal life, that never runs shy.

You are the fountain of life, the source of all that is pure,

The One who satisfies the thirsty soul, the One who makes us secure.

Living water—not stagnant, not stale,

But flowing, fresh, and full of life, that never fails.

It is the Spirit of God, the gift of the Father,

The Comforter, the Teacher, the One who makes us gather.

"Let anyone who is thirsty come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them." (John 7:37-38)

Give us living water—for the desert of our souls,

For the dry and weary land where nothing seems to grow.

Quench our thirst for meaning, for purpose, for truth,

Satisfy the deepest longing of our youth.

Living water—to wash away our sin,

To cleanse us from within, to make us whole again.

It heals the wounds, it calms the fears,

It turns our mourning into cheers.

Give us living water—not just for ourselves,

But that rivers of life may flow from us to others.

That we may be a channel of Your grace,

A fountain of hope in every place.

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. (Revelation 22:1)

We are thirsty, Lord—thirsty for You,

Thirsty for Your presence, Your power, Your truth.

Pour out Your Spirit, fill us anew,

And let Your living water flow through.

Give us living water—today and every day,

Satisfy our souls, we pray.

Let the river of life flow in us and through us,

And let us be a blessing to all who see us.

We come to You, Lord Jesus—the Living Water,

Quench our thirst, fill us to overflowing,

And make us a source of life to a thirsty world.

Amen.