Happy Sunday, Fellow Travelers:
Today we practice receiving God’s blessing through the great gift of water. Ask nothing of yourself today except to love God, love yourself and love your neighbor. Know that even when you are not producing, not hustling, not even trying to be good, God is always on your side– not only in Spirit, but in your physical reality. Receive the Spirit of Christ:
Blessing of Water
Spirit of Living Water,
You hold all of creation in your womb
And spring us forward onto the earth at birth.
Spirit of the Tides,
Remind me of the rise and fall of your rhythms
So that I may discover them deep within my own being.
Spirit of Greenness,
Bring moistness and vigor to my life
So that I might savor the experience of your energy
Moving through me out into the world.
Blessings of water be upon me.
May I be carried by the flow of the great river of life.
May I discover a hidden spring within, gushing forth,
May I be carried to the shores of the sacred and renewed.
— Christine Valters Paintner, Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire
Optional Read-along: Water, Wind, Earth and Fire pp.101-102 (Chapter Three, Sister Water. Section: Blessing of Water.)
Endnotes
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This daily devotion is part of the Summer Growth Journey: Learning to Pray with Nature with Crossroads Church. Many of us are also reading through Water, Wind, Earth & Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements by Christine Valters Paintner. To purchase a copy, or for more information, email us at [email protected].
