We hope, rather, to present some Orthodox reactions to what is out there and help you make informed decisions about what and how you watch and listen to the media. If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. This scripture reading reminds us one more time of the image of Christ as water. This is because water is so necessary for life. It's a fact that we can live for days without food, but only hours without water.
Water is vital for life.
The word thirst, therefore, is conveying an urgency, an immediate and absolute necessity. If we acknowledge that we need Christ in our life as much as we need water in our bodies, we can choose whether we want to quench that need, or die, too proud to admit that we aren't self-sufficient. The amazing news is that when we do choose to come to Him - no matter what state our life may be in the living water of Christ, through the Holy Spirit, will always be given to us, abundantly. My Lord and God, it is my hope that I can learn a little bit more each day about what it means to want you and need you. It is my hope that someday I can let myself need and depend on you everyday of my life as much as I need water.