Famine or feast

Pastor Barbara Moyer Lehman highlighted the difference between physical thirst and spiritual thirst. We all understand physical thirst, but grasping what spiritual thirst is can be more difficult. The texts for today, Isaiah 55 and Psalm 63, both speak of water, and both are addressing the idea of spiritual thirst. Isaiah 55 is a vision of what can be for the Israelites. There is an invitation for anyone and everyone to come to drink and be filled. There is also a promise of an unending covenant, a promise that comes with a plea to turn to God. Psalm 63 also begins with an image of thirst, but quickly moves to testimony of the wonder of holding on to God. Perhaps this is what we thirst for, to be able to cling to God. But we can only hold on to so many things at one time. If we are to hold on to God, then we need to examine what things of this world we need to let go of. To cling to God, and the things of God, is our major life-work.