The human body was made to run on water. We can go longer periods without food than we can without water. Some have estimated that the longer a body can go without water is about three days. We also know that hard work makes our bodies sweat and that can lead to dehydration. Profuse sweating leads to loss of salt, which is also a sign of dehydration. Those of you old enough to remember the days of athletic practices, especially football, remember the yucky salt tablets our coaches would give us after each practice. You were supposed to swallow those with lots of water, unless you found a way to hide them in your hand and discreetly dispose of them when the coach was not looking. It was not until a fan of the Miami football team invented Gatorade, that the salt tablets were removed as required after-practice necessities. The drink was designed to quench thirst and replenish all the nutrients that the body loses during strenuous work or exercise.
The Bible speaks of thrust, and one favorite psalm of many is the 42, with these verses: As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. (1-2). Our Lenten Journey should take us to those places where our thirst for God can be quenched. There is no Gatorade for God; drinking deep from God's Word and through prayer and worship can quench our thirst for Him.
Later, Jesus spoke of "living water" that He offered in John 4; to come into relationship with Jesus is to come drink in the living water of heaven.
May we not thirst any longer; drink deep from Jesus!
Prayer: Merciful God, forgive me the times I have sought quenching for my soul in other places and in different ways; let me drink deep from Your living waters. Amen.
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