Reflections on Water part 2
Water The Sound The sound of water can be healing too. I write this as I sit by a sculpted fountain at a monastery in Valyermo, CA. The sound of water trickling down the structure and gently flowing over the stepped tiles is soothing. In it I hear the gentle voice of a mother as she sings a comforting lullaby to a frightened child. That voice of love and compassion allows the child to look away from the fear into the open embrace of a caring parent. Like a frightened boy there are things that my brain and my heart are clinging to that unnerve me. These worries distract me and keep from seeing the face of the One who sings my lullaby. My brain darts from one concern to the next like the child searching the shadows for the monsters that lurk there. My energy and my attention are focused on finding the monsters. The lullaby voice cuts through the dark shadows and draws my eyes from the shadow to the shining eyes of the singer. The soothing sound of the gently trickling water qu...