"Food, Glorious Food"

Mid-Michigan awoke during the night to a symphony of thunder and pounding rain. If Oliver could sing "Food, Glorious Food" from the musical "Oliver," then, all Michiganders are singing "Rain, Glorious Rain." It has rained steadily from early morning until now mid morning. It looks as though the skies are beginning to clear, but the benefit has been realized.

This wonderful water reminds me of a Jewish Rabbi of the first century when he spoke out at a great feast of the Jews:

37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'" 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. 40 When they heard these words, some of the people said, "This really is the Prophet." 41 Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?" 43 So there was a division among the people over him. 44 Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. 45 The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, "Why did you not bring him?" 46 The officers answered, "No one ever spoke like this man!"

May this Water slake our thirst this day.

Ron