LET DOWN YOUR BUCKET

Closer is he than breathing; nearer than hands and feet.-Tennyson. And that is most near indeed. Dr Fox in this analogy refers to the fresh water that flows miles from shore; beyond sight of land, from the Amazon into the Pacific. Those sailing through it unaware they are surrounded by potable water. We are always in contact with the source. Why? Because we are of the source. We are not human beings in search of a spiritual connection, we are spiritual beings experiencing the human condition. Consider: every river and stream that eventually empties into the ocean is connected from its origin to the deepest depths by an unbroken string of molecules. The numbers are staggering but all the same as each is connected to the next the chain remains intact. The next time you find yourself looking at a small stream high in the mountains take a moment and consider the waters journey. If not diverted along the way for other purposes (and even then all water returns to the source eventually) it will travel hundreds, thousands of miles perhaps one day even taking it’s place at the bottom of Challenger Deep only to rise up again to the surface, evaporate, returning to the clouds to fall as snow once again on another mountain waiting for the spring thaw, the journey renewed. The water bottle you last drank from, did you stop to consider that the molecules of water in that bottle are billions of years old? Having traveled untold miles over the millennia to arrive for you. Additionally have you considered that every molecule of water that passes through you has made the same journey countless times from the earliest dinosaurs to today? Brings a whole new slant to recycling doesn’t it. The point being that we are surrounded by wonders, the amazing complexity and interconnectedness of life in even the simplest things, if we will only take the time to consider. So when reaching out for source, for God remember: Closer is he than breathing; nearer than hands and feet. Let down your bucket and drink deeply, for that is most near indeed.