Theology & Spirituality

Living Water

You come to the well because you’re thirsty
And that’s where the water is
You come to the well with your wishes
The ones that are yours, not his
You come to the well because you have to
For the water you need to live
You come to the well for the water
It’s all you have left to give

And he tells you what you have done
And he tells you what you are
And he tells you God can be worshiped
Whether you’re near or far
And he gives you living water
And you never thirst again
And you share the living water
With all your fellowmen

You go up to the mountain to worship
Up to Mount Gerizim
Where your people rightly worship
And not in Jerusalem
This is where the blessing comes down
The spirit descends like a dove
And you know the Christ is coming
To speak the truth in love

And he tells you what you have done
And he tells you what you are
And he tells you God can be worshiped
Whether you’re near or far
And he gives you living water
And you never thirst again
And you share the living water
With all your fellowmen

You ask him to stay on the mountain
To tell you what you must do
He taught you to worship in spirit
Now learn the worship that’s true
He’s given you living water
Now eat the heavenly food
Lift up your eyes to the harvest
And to the savior of the world

And he tells you what you have done
And he tells you what you are
And he tells you God can be worshiped
Whether you’re near or far
And he gives you living water
And you never thirst again
And you share the living water
With all your fellowmen

Kenneth O'Shaughnessy

Kenneth O'Shaughnessy

A Northerner by upbringing, Kenneth has lived in the South since his (first) college days. After returning to college, he began to do more than just dabble with writing, and has self-published a children's picture book, a middle-reader's book, and several collections of poetry. Baptized in the Roman Catholic church, raised in the fundamentalist Baptist church, and having spent time in the Reformed Baptist church, Kenneth settled down in the Eastern Orthodox church in 2006.

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