The prophet Ezekiel’s vision describes the source of life-giving water. God alone can bring life and healing to the world. Even the dead sea comes alive and flourishes with living beings when the living water flows through it. It is the grace of God that can turn a hopeless situation into one of hope, life and healing. To the woman at the well, Jesus said, “the water I give will become a spring of water welling up to eternal life”. (John 4:14). Today’s Gospel reading tells the story of a man who had been lame for many years. When Jesus approached him, he chose to complain about his situation. We too can be stubborn in our ways and refuse to accept a new and different approach that can bring us out of a difficult situation. We may prefer to complain about the difficulties we are facing, and how our efforts are failing. Jesus is offering us a new and different approach to transform any situation from being hopeless to hopeful. Let us seek the spring of new life from within.

PRAYER: Abba Father, renew and restore our lives with living waters. Amen.