Water
in the desert is symbolic of the fact that spiritual dryness and thirst
are themselves already an experience of union with God. We eventually
awaken to realize that thirst and desire have a kind of subjectivity to
them; we are "gripped" with a sense of longing and dryness because there
is Someone on the other side Who is their ultimate Source. In other
words, our thirst for God is God's thirst for us. When spiritual thirst
grips us, we intuit that it is actually coming from an Other - from
the Beloved!
Photo: Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT; May 26, 2013
Photo: Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT; May 26, 2013
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