Teeming with life!

My reflection on Ezekiel 47: 8-12
“This water flows … and flowing into the sea it makes it waters wholesome. Wherever the river flows, all living creatures teeming in it will live. Fish will be very plentiful, for wherever the water goes it brings health, and life teems wherever the river flows.”

In many tribes, whenever they settled, they would choose it to be near a river. The river brings much needed water and food. The river provides a place to meet while doing the laundry. A place to play, to hunt.

Is it any coincidence that 80% of our bodies are made up of water?

Christ has Himself said “but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life” John 4:14

This river of life is very much available to us, whenever we partake of the Holy Eucharist, whenever we let the Word of God sink deeper into our souls, when we keep our focus on Him, when we look at our future with hope (in Him), we are opening ourselves up to ‘LIFE’. When i was sick, i had no life in me, i was 'teaming' with disillusion, disappointment, anger. Why do i need to be sick at this important time? But even then, i can either choose to use my waking hours to read on spiritual books, pray OR sulk and pout. I wanted to choose life.

‘Fish will be plentiful’. God has, out of his generosity given us each unique gifts. ‘What do we have that He has not give, what do we have that is not already Yours?’ Our ‘5 loaves and 2 fish’; the gifts which He himself has given us are meant for sharing, for building up his Kingdom. And in this light, our little ‘fish’ (gifts, talents) will be plentiful as we gather in one body to serve Him. ‘To those who have, more will be given’. My piano playing skills are not up to scratch, i am self taught and i often feel self conscious playing in front of people who are trained to played Bach and Tchaikovsky, but i relented and started playing for my community. Many have since told me they were ministered to during those moments. God multiplies! i only need to put in my small part, and big effort.

‘It brings health’. More than physical health, we will have emotional healthy, spiritual health!

We have great opportunities in our midst!