You awake to find yourself in a strangely familiar wood. You get up feeling refreshed and a little bit confused as to where you are. You begin to explore the area, finding meadows filled with flowers, trees heavy laden with fruit of every kind, and finally, a simple stone pathway. Following the path you set out to see more of this enchanted place. It curves among giant oaks and redwoods, passes over streams and under a mighty waterfall. As you continue on in wonder you begin to weave your way up a mountain. You have never felt more aware or at peace. As you crest the top you come into a large plateau and see that the path leads to a stone fountain.
As you enter the plateau you begin to smell a sweet...no warm...well...wonderful aroma emanating from the fountain. The fountain is simple yet gracefully designed and crafted. On it there is an inscription that reads, "Drink me and you will never be the same, you will never thirst. Indeed, I will become in you a spring of water welling up to eternal life." You are immediately overcome by the strongest thirst you have ever experienced. You wonder weather it is safe, so you stick the just tip of your finger in. Its cold, but where it contacted your skin becomes immediately hot like fire. Unsure, you cup your hands and bring them to your lips. Though it is like ice and fire you drink deeply.
At first it tastes sweet, sweet like the best desserts you have ever had, then it is warm and flavorful, then its as though you are partaking of all the finest foods and drinks and fruits all at once, the combined pleasure of them all in this water. As it rushes down your throat you experience a new sensation, to your disbelief you experience the thrill of flirting, then the excitement of pursuit, then the passion of new love, followed yet by the deep comfort of commitment. The magic liquid reaches you belly. Slowly at first, warmth begins to spread in every direction. Seemingly lighting every nerve aflame until you feel you will be consumed. Waves of pleasure crash through you again and again until you know your heart will explode for its beating and your cells will burst under the intensity of it.
As the waves recede you begin to hear a melody. Though it is not just a melody, it is the melody. It is the song all others were but whispers of, the song of His heart. It carries you enraptured in its beauty, through crescendo's of triumph, playful moments and accomplishments, in fact through everything wonderful in the human experience. You are then filled with awe as though you are taking in all beauty and majesty at once. Next you begin to feel enveloped in the warmth of the embrace of love. Into perfect security and comfort you hear the voice human ears were invented to hear speak, He says, "I love you, I treasure you, I adore you, you are mine and I am yours."
You become aware that you are laying in the grass of the plateau filled with the assurance that nothing is worth seeking other than this water and the man who's voice spoke to your deepest soul.
JDM
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