“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” (John 7)
a poem by: Carole L. Haines
O the sound is loud and sudden, Living Water melting ice
easing, releasing, loosening, the hardness of my heart
as I sit here, and let it soak in deep
oh Word of God, soothing Word of God
melt this heart of mine which life has frozen
as I sit here in your presence, listening to the silence, I feel my grip loosening
I cannot hold on to what is never mine
the sound is quieting, both within and without, as you speak the truth in love to me
oh how I need your truth to touch these hidden places, these idols of the heart
oh how I need your truth to soften where I am broken and torn apart
living water, living word
speaking things I’ve often heard, but now I’m really hearing
now I’m really listening, really seeing, really knowing
God, knowing God, seeing you, hearing you
my trust somehow arises from a place I thought had died
but no one can kill the Spirit’s work within my life
O, Living water melting Ice, Living Word of God soaking in
To a Heart worn and battered, to a life grown cold
do Your work within me, I fully rest within You now
“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” (John 7)
