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We’ve seen the river flow, winding like a snake through the landscape. The power builds as tributaries add to its force. No place to go but forward with its momentum. Then, off in the distance, we hear the roar of the waters because what was a predictable path became the cliff of a waterfall. Water gave way to its destiny, a tumbling chaotic moment in midair. As the water lands in the churn below, the freefall becomes frenzy before joining its new path.
The River of Gladness — “There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.” (Psalm 46:4 ESV) When does your joy feel deeper than your circumstances?
Healing Waters — “Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city.” (Revelation 22:1-2a ESV) From where are you drawing your life?
Spiritual Move: Contemplative Prayer — This is the practice of sitting with a need in God’s presence, releasing the burden of words and outcomes, trusting the Spirit to intercede when words are not enough. Bring what you cannot articulate and simply stay. “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love.” (Zephaniah 3:17 ESV)