Lil Smith
June 29, 2015
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“Rivers of living water will flow from within him.” John 7:38

(c) Bonnie Oden
(c) Bonnie Oden

The reflections in the lake of the majestic mountains which surround it captured my attention.   Perhaps those shadowy mountain reflections are somewhat like the dim reflection I am of the Christ. And the only thing that empowers this hazy likeness is the living water of Christ within me.

I’ve always felt close to God when I have been near the water. Gurgling brooks, running streams, rivers and the oceans both calm and raging make me aware of the immensity and closeness of the Eternal One. Just being on the shore provides me spiritual refreshment. So I love reflecting on the grace of God within gradually transforming me into the likeness of Christ as that Living Water. It reminds me of Jesus words to the Samaritan woman. “The water I will give will become a spring of water within, welling up to eternal life.” John 4:14

(c) 2015 Eunice Cheshire

HeartPaths DFW Founding Faculty

About The Author:

My simple life… is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I let God lead me. I have been married to Greg for 27 years and we have three wonderful children. My simple life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I let God take control. I followed God’s call to begin seminary at Perkins School of Theology in January 2006. I graduated in May 2011. My life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I listen for God’s call. I began the Degree in the Art of Spiritual Direction at San Francisco Theological Seminary in January 2009. I graduated in May 2011. My life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I listen for God's call. I was ordained in the Presbyterian Church USA and spent three amazing years in Pastoral Ministry at Highland Springs Senior Living in Dallas, TX. My life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I listen for God's call. My passion is the Christian Spiritual Life. As a spiritual director and retreat leader, I am so blessed to hear how God is at work in the world. How is God at work in your life?

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