WALKING down a country road one day I saw a tiny stream of water running out from the hedge at the road side; and the silver stream could be seen going down the road some distance, till it turned again into a field, and so was lost to sight.
It came from a spring of ever-flowing water and let the summer be ever so hot and dry, you could always count on a cup of cool water there. The fountain in our picture is something like it, only a stone trough has been placed there to catch the water as it flows, to prevent it running away.
Little Mary has come to fill her pitcher, while Bobby loves to dip his hands in the cool water. In some countries there is a scarcity of water, and then the value of it is well known; but in our land we generally have plenty, so do not think so much of it.
But I know God would have us prize it, as He so often refers to it in His book, the Bible. We read that “Like water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country”.
Have you ever seen how those who have friends in a far country welcome the postman’s knock, and how eagerly they run over the contents of the letter when at last it comes, after many weeks of weary waiting? Yes, the two things are alike. A thirsty one is very glad of a drink of water, and friends are equally glad to hear from absent ones.
There is another text with reference to water that is a very important one. It says in John 7, that he that believeth on Jesus should have living waters flow out from him. The woman of Samaria is an example of this; she no sooner knew Christ as her Saviour than she longed to tell others of Him. This is how it should be with boys and girls who have learned to love Jesus.
God Himself, the source, the Fountain,
Christ, the Way, the waters flow
By the Spirit down from heaven,
To the thirsty heart below.
ML 06/30/1918