My Heart's Drought

As much as I'd like to say I love poetry I honestly don't have a lot of time to read it and I don't really have much exposure to it to know whether or not I love it. But, I happened to randomly read a sonnet by Dante Gabriel Rossetti entitled "Willowood" and a line from it caught my heart. While I'm fairly certain Rossetti was not writing his sonnet to or about God - HE is exactly where my thoughts went as I read this line in particular. It reads:

"He swept the spring that watered my heart's drouth (translated drought)."

I think those words are beautiful and it reminded me that even in difficult times - or in times when life is great but my spirit is dry - HE stirs the spring that water's my heart!

That all connected in my mind to some lyrics I love - verse 3 of the old hymn "Rock of Ages" - it says:

Nothing in my hands I bring
Simply to Thy cross I cling
Naked come to Thee for dress
Helpless, look to Thee for grace
To Thy fountain, Lord, I fly
Wash me Savior or I die

Sometimes I forget to FLY there!
Proverbs 14:27 "The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death."

Lord, keep me mindful of my desperate heart and your incredible grace!