Living Water

In today's Gospel, we heard about the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan women. As I was reflecting on the story, a song kept creeping into my head. (This often happens to me since I really enjoy a variety of music). The song is called You Are Water and, as I know it, is performed by an extraordinary young women from New Zealand named Hayley Westerna. She has a tremendously beautiful and haunting voice that I could listen to all day. While she is not listed as a Christian singer, much of her music has a spiritual tone to it. I encourage you to listen to her sometime. I am sure you will enjoy it.

Here are the lyrics to the song that I feel could have been song by the Samaritan woman.

You Are Water

Artist:Hayley Westenra © by Ava Parnass, Alex Forbes and Eve Nelson

When I'm lost in a tunnel of shadows and fear

With no light

Only night

And I listen for a kind word, but nobody's here

All so blue

All but you

You are the one voice

That gives me my own voice

Oh, don't you know

You are water on a hot summer day

For a thirsty daughter who's finding her way

You are waterI found my oasis

I'm drinking from the fountain of dreams

You are water

You hear the melody of my song

You stop time

Heal my mind

You show me struggle can make you so strong

Plant the seed

That is me

You are the one voice

That gives me my own voice

Oh, don't you know

You are water on a hot summer day

For a thirsty daughter who's finding her way

You are waterI found my oasis

And now I've got my arms wide open

Now I've got my wishes in motion

And I want to thank you

Yeah, I want to thank you

Every step that you take shows me the way

You are water on a hot summer day

For a thirsty daughter who's finding her way

You are waterI found my oasis

And now I've got my wishes in motion

You are water

You are water

You are water

You are water

May you too drink from the Living Water this day.