Water Ride!

“Here goes!" you say somewhat unconvincingly to your 9-year old self.

Standing at the top of the water ride, you're out of breath. You've just climbed the ladder to the "Start Here" platform. And what a ride it is! Twisting. Turning. Skidding. Screaming. You pick up speed in the rolling, roiling froth, as you torpedo down the big blue tube. Can’t see around the next corner or the next or the next, but you know exactly what's coming. After a few seconds of what seems like forever, you break into the sunshine. You blast into the light. A huge wet 'n wild splashdown! Water everywhere! Fist-pumping fun!  You laugh out loud! You catch your breath, then you get back in line to do it all over again.

Sound fun? Yes! Whether we're 9 or 90, our imaginations can take us there. We can see the dazzlingly bright light. We can almost smell the water as we bounce off the blue walls. We can feel it sloshing against our skin.

But having someone explain what such an experience is like is virtually nothing in comparison to experiencing it ourselves!!!

So it is with following Jesus Christ. Consider the personal invitation below which comes from the Bible's Song of Solomon 2:10-13. Actually, the invite comes from God, the Beloved One.

My beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; 11 for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. 12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. 13 The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away."