Thirst
Γεια σου, Δ.Α.! Ελπίζω να είστε καλά και ευτυχισμένη όπου κι αν βρίσκεσαι.
To be honest, I've been pretty busy with research and work and I think it was a good thing since it helped me get take my mind off thoughts that didn't help me grow as a person and get my act together after last month's episode. On the plus side! I am getting closer and closer to finish this PhD! :)
Thirst for Love. Let's talk about that today.
Sure, when we talk about thirst, the first thing that comes to our minds is the one that is quenched with water. And, in all fairness, there is a thirst that comes from the body. Say, for example, if my body needs something to drink, I get some water and I quench it. We need water to live. It is hard to keep moving forward if I don't quench this thirst.
But there is more. There is a thirst that comes from the heart. This thirst is a thirst to love and to be loved in return. A thirst to know love and to experience love. And when this thirst is not quenched, when I don't experience and get to know love, my heart suffers. It is hard to keep moving forward if I don't quench this thirst.
There is also a thirst that comes from the spirit. This is a thirst for the absolute. It is a thirst that inhabits us, that we forget it from time to time, that is less present on a daily basis but that is always active. There are moments in our live where this thirst for the absolute will become a thirst for God, a thirst for Christ... A thirst for Eternal life. Simply put, it is a thirst to give sense to my life. It is hard to keep moving forward if I don't quench this thirst.
So, again, what is my thirst?
This a question that it is important to ask since there might be 'thrists' that will take us nowhere. I think part of the work I've done this season of Lent has been to correctly identify the thirsts that don't take me anywhere and the ones that do.
At this point the question to ask is: Where will I quench this thirst? The thirst of love, the thirst of my life, the thirst for a purpose in life. Where can I quench it? To whom I can turn to to quench it?
And while thinking about all of this, during this time of Lent, during this time of Holy Week, I couldn't help but be reminded of that passage where El Señor Jesus encounters the Samaritan woman (Jn 4, 4-26). Their exchange of words touches all these three types of thirst: The physical thirst, the thirst for a long, true, and lasting love, and the thirsts for a life that stays and which encounters Christ.
You probably know where I am heading towards, right?
El Señor Jesus is the source by excellence that quenches our thirst. It is only when I turn my gaze towards Him that my thirst is quenched. It is only when I go to El Señor Jesus, that my physical, spiritual, and my heart's thirst is quenched. I have to admit that sometimes I let myself be stunned by the noise of daily life and I end up losing sight of this reality. But it is so deeply ingrained in me that My body, without me wanting to, takes me to Him when I am thirsty.
It is El Señor Jesus himself that invites me to get close to him. Yesterday I was talking with a friend from work talking about how bad things are good things that God sends us and it was prelude to what I am writing right now... I cannot see it any other way but as Jesus searching for me and taking me to Him to quench my thirst through Him.
One thing that I noticed that helps me a lot, is my moments of silent prayer. I would go meet Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. I would take my time to pray and adore Him there. And I have to be honest, it is always in those times, that my heart, my soul, and my body are at peace. I feel renewed by God through Jesus, with Jesus and in Jesus.
So, yeah. I hope this Paschal Triduum can be for me a source of renewal for my love, for my will, for my whole life. I ask Our Heavenly Father to grant me the grace so that the Easter that we will live in a couple of days can also bring new life to my life.
Prayer helps me quench this thirst I have and it also helps me increase my love. The same way I pray for you and your happiness. Always.
To be honest, I've been pretty busy with research and work and I think it was a good thing since it helped me get take my mind off thoughts that didn't help me grow as a person and get my act together after last month's episode. On the plus side! I am getting closer and closer to finish this PhD! :)
Thirst for Love. Let's talk about that today.
Sure, when we talk about thirst, the first thing that comes to our minds is the one that is quenched with water. And, in all fairness, there is a thirst that comes from the body. Say, for example, if my body needs something to drink, I get some water and I quench it. We need water to live. It is hard to keep moving forward if I don't quench this thirst.
But there is more. There is a thirst that comes from the heart. This thirst is a thirst to love and to be loved in return. A thirst to know love and to experience love. And when this thirst is not quenched, when I don't experience and get to know love, my heart suffers. It is hard to keep moving forward if I don't quench this thirst.
There is also a thirst that comes from the spirit. This is a thirst for the absolute. It is a thirst that inhabits us, that we forget it from time to time, that is less present on a daily basis but that is always active. There are moments in our live where this thirst for the absolute will become a thirst for God, a thirst for Christ... A thirst for Eternal life. Simply put, it is a thirst to give sense to my life. It is hard to keep moving forward if I don't quench this thirst.
So, again, what is my thirst?
This a question that it is important to ask since there might be 'thrists' that will take us nowhere. I think part of the work I've done this season of Lent has been to correctly identify the thirsts that don't take me anywhere and the ones that do.
At this point the question to ask is: Where will I quench this thirst? The thirst of love, the thirst of my life, the thirst for a purpose in life. Where can I quench it? To whom I can turn to to quench it?
And while thinking about all of this, during this time of Lent, during this time of Holy Week, I couldn't help but be reminded of that passage where El Señor Jesus encounters the Samaritan woman (Jn 4, 4-26). Their exchange of words touches all these three types of thirst: The physical thirst, the thirst for a long, true, and lasting love, and the thirsts for a life that stays and which encounters Christ.
You probably know where I am heading towards, right?
El Señor Jesus is the source by excellence that quenches our thirst. It is only when I turn my gaze towards Him that my thirst is quenched. It is only when I go to El Señor Jesus, that my physical, spiritual, and my heart's thirst is quenched. I have to admit that sometimes I let myself be stunned by the noise of daily life and I end up losing sight of this reality. But it is so deeply ingrained in me that My body, without me wanting to, takes me to Him when I am thirsty.
It is El Señor Jesus himself that invites me to get close to him. Yesterday I was talking with a friend from work talking about how bad things are good things that God sends us and it was prelude to what I am writing right now... I cannot see it any other way but as Jesus searching for me and taking me to Him to quench my thirst through Him.
One thing that I noticed that helps me a lot, is my moments of silent prayer. I would go meet Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. I would take my time to pray and adore Him there. And I have to be honest, it is always in those times, that my heart, my soul, and my body are at peace. I feel renewed by God through Jesus, with Jesus and in Jesus.
So, yeah. I hope this Paschal Triduum can be for me a source of renewal for my love, for my will, for my whole life. I ask Our Heavenly Father to grant me the grace so that the Easter that we will live in a couple of days can also bring new life to my life.
Prayer helps me quench this thirst I have and it also helps me increase my love. The same way I pray for you and your happiness. Always.
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