WATER
OF HEALING

Topics: Confession; Healing; Help; Homelessness; Honesty; Needs; Thirst

References: John 4:1–15; 7:38; Revelation 21:6

Mike, who works with homeless people, tells me that those who have hit bottom don’t waste time building up an image or trying to conform. And they pray without pretense, a refreshing contrast to what is found in some churches.

I asked for an example. He said, “My friend and I were playing guitars and singing ‘As the Deer Panteth for the Water’ when David, a homeless man, started weeping. ‘That’s what I want, man,’ he said. ‘I want that water. I’m an alcoholic, and I want to be healed.’ ”

—Philip Yancey, “The Word on the Street,” Christianity Today (January 2006)

PART 12: HEALTH AND BEAUTY