Soul Care
| But I am afraid [...] your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. (2Corinthians11:3) |
This was inspired by John Ortberg's telling of a Dallas Willard story:
There was once an alpine village that was built around a stream that was fed by some springs that were upstream.
The town employed a man to be the "Keeper of the Stream". His job was to keep an eye on the springs, keeping them clear of twigs, clearing caved in river banks and ensuring the smooth flow of the stream. His work was unseen and unvalued.
Then one year the town decided that the money was better spent elsewhere and they terminated the post...
High in the mountains the springs were untended. They became tangled up in twigs and branches and worse. The banks collapsed and silt slowed the flow of the water. Farm waste turned these silted areas into noxious bogs.
For a time no-one noticed.
- Then the water turned brackish
- The swans went in search of other streams.
- The children no longer played in the stream.
- People began to get ill.
The life of the village depended on the stream.
The life of the stream depended on the Keeper.
The city council reconvened: the Keeper was rehired and after a while the stream became pure again.
The life of the village depended on the stream.
The life of the stream depended on the Keeper.
The stream is your soul and You are are the keeper.
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How goes it with your soul?
