Article April 20, 1940 Issue

Living Water

JULIA SALOME KINNEY

If, after traveling for a long time over a drab, gray, sandy desert, seeing little sign of color, beauty, or vegetation, one has suddernly come upon a stretch of green grass, where shrubs and tress abound because of a near-by stream, he can appreciate vividly the need for water in a dry land. As he recalls such a scene, the words of the Master, spoken to the woman of Samaria at Jacob's well, take on an added meaning: "If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water."

It may have been that, in talking with this woman, Jesus was reminded of the similarity between a land without water and the lives of those who are devoid of an understanding of Truth. In any event, he assured the woman that the water of which he spoke was so satisfying that one who drank of it would never thirst again. Christian Science explains that this living water is the right understanding of God as divine Love, or perfect Mind, and that its gratifying draughts may be enjoyed by us no less than they were by those who came to Christ Jesus.

Do not many, today, feel that their lives are like a desolate waste, wherein poverty, disease, sorrow, death, and despair seem to prevail? Even those having many material possessions sometimes feel keenly the inability of wealth to purchase contentment or peace. Many sincerely religious people recognize the inability of their creeds and beliefs to bring them a satisfying sense of the omnipresence and omnipotence of God. A large number who have acquired a broad education, drinking deeply at the well of human knowledge, feel sorely disappointed at the results they have attained. Still others, having gained popularity, and even fame, find themselves far from happy.

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