We tend, during Advent, to focus on the birth of this child, Jesus, who comes to change everything for everyone. But this word, thirsty, reminds me of the price Jesus paid for all of us. As he was hanging on the cross, he said, “I thirst.” I thirst. Water is essential to sustain life, and Jesus needed it. We also need it, as much as we need Jesus, the baby whose birth we await, the child who went to the temple, the man who preached, taught and died for us all. We, too, are thirsty.
About the Author
Helen Spence is a cradle Episcopalian from the Episcopal Church in Delaware. She also served in the Diocese of Virginia, where she was a resident for 35 years. She been married for 45 years and has two adult sons and four grandchildren.