Sister Water

“Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Water,

who is very useful and humble and precious and chaste.”

Science informs us that 60% of the adult body is Sister Water. The most important organs in the body, the brain and the heart, are composed of 73% Sister Water, while the lungs are about 83%. Just with these facts, we know it is impossible to live without her.

Not only in the composition, but Sister Water is also crucial to ensure our body functions properly. She carries the nutrients, oxygen, and wastes to and from your cells and organs as she travels throughout our body. In many ways, she nourishes and cleanses our body. She regulates our body by keeping the balance of our body temperature.

This is how much our body needs Sister Water. If this is our need for our physical life, how about our spiritual life?

While the majority of our physical body is made up of Sister Water, our spiritual body is made up of God’s own image and likeness.

“I thirst…”

One of the last few words in Jesus’ earthly life reveals and summarizes for us our constant thirst. We thirst for water for our body, we thirst for God for our spirit. Towards the end of his life, St Francis had a lot of diseases, ranging from skin, eye, lung, etc. One of the very few things he could still enjoy was Sister Water. In this artwork, there is an abundance of Sister Water. She gives the joy and comfort that we need in our life. In the same way, God is always “in abundance”. God is always present and ever ready to give joy and comfort that we need.

For Reflection,

• What/who are you thirsting for? What/who nourishes you?
• What/who regulates you to always have balance in your life?