If you have explored some of the back waters within a few miles of the ocean you will know how much difference tidal water makes. Here you come upon a stagnant pool, partly covered with weeds and slime, an unpleasant place to be near. Not far away is another pool but this is filled with clean, salt-smelling sea water, and the growing things around it are pleasant and wholesome. The difference is that in one case the living ocean water pours in twice a day charged with vitality, and then flows out again carrying away anything stale or lifeless. It is this circulation of life that makes the difference between the two pools.
When the tide is out, we sometimes see a boat stranded, unable to move, but we know that this condition is only temporary because the tide always comes back and refloats the boat. As long as you keep up your daily visit with God, your soul is open to tidal water, and even if you should seemingly be left high and dry for a period, it is only a question of time before the living ocean will float you off once more.
Keep your soul flooded with the tidal water of eternal life and …nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19).
Just as we must nourish our bodies each day with food and water, we must nourish our souls and spirits. What is it with which we feed our spirits.
Daily prayer is a great breakfast that gives us the strength and clarity to order our day around God. A balanced spiritual breakfast includes a warm serving of praise, two sides of gratitude, three pieces confession, a large glass of forgiveness and two buttered blessings. Then we will be fortified to start our day on our best foot.
With a fully nourished spirit, we will then be ready to do our spiritual work for the day. Spreading love and joy into the world is hard work. By lunch time we will need a hearty helping of grace and probably and quarter pound of mercy with some forbearance on the side. Gulping down an ice cold glass of redemption, we can take on the afternoon. Sharing our strength and spreading compassion, support and understanding will take most of our energy before we settle in for supper. Then we can sit down in the evening with a good day’s spiritual activity behind us.
What better way to prepare for our evening rest than to look around the table at our loved ones and to share the bowl of love, contentment and peace that will sooth our souls and prepare us for the night. Sharing the spiritual blessings of a life that comes from filling ourselves with the hope, faith and sure knowledge of God’s providence. And spiritually fulfilled because we have nourished ourselves with the love, word and will of God.
Spiritually full,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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