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Scripture: John 4:13-14: Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” Abridged: Our divine spirit grows proportional to the peace and love we share in the world, and our human nature grows proportional to the amount of unhappiness and dissatisfaction we allow ourselves to feel. Meditation: God has planted within each of us a divine spirit that we can develop as we live with our human nature. Unfortunately, most of the spiritual food we eat builds up our human nature at the expense of our divine spirit. The truth of this makes it imperative that we be disciplined and intentional in feeding our divine spirit as often as possible. We can do this every day with prayer, holy scripture, and working diligently in a community of people who desire to satisfy a hunger in their souls. The appetite of our divine spirit grows in direct proportion to the amount of peace and love it provides to our human nature. Our divine spirit grows proportional to the peace and love we share in the world, and our human nature grows proportional to the amount of unhappiness and dissatisfaction we allow ourselves to feel. This is what Jesus meant when he said, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life” (John 4:13-14). The more we feed our divine spirit, the less avarice our human nature becomes. Prayer: Open our ears to the sound of your voice, holy One, so that we can hear your teaching and receive nourishment for our spirit. Remove barriers around our hearts so we can love others as you love us. Open our eyes so that we can see your creation as it truly is, instead of how we would have it to benefit primarily ourselves. Amen Enter password: .