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Living Water

Sometimes
I feel
I give and give
until
dry and empty
I scarce know how to live.
I try to meet
the needs
of others
to fill
emotional
and spiritual void
to bring
comfort
and cheer.
Yet I end up
wrung out
despairing
void of help.

The living water
is at hand -
freely offered,
freely given!
Not another well
to run dry,
but a spring -
welling up
and flowing out.

Yes, Lord!
Your living water,
please!


© Peter J Blackburn 2001
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