The Charism of the United Secular Institute in Context
'A Stream Of Living Water'
'A Stream Of Living Water'
Holy, Holy. Holy, is the Lord God, the Almighty
who was, and is and is to come
There is a river whose streams give joy to the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells
A river flowed from Eden to water the garden,
and from there it divided to make four streams
A stream flowed eastward from under the Temple threshold
the water flowed from under the right side of the Temple
Wherever the river flows, all living creatures teeming in it will live,
for wherever the water goes it brings health and life
because this water comes from the sanctuary
Jesus said: The water that I shall give
will be a spring of water within, welling up to eternal life,
he was speaking of the Spirit
which those who believed in him were to receive
And when they came to Jesus they pierced his side
from there at once came out blood and water
For as scripture say, from his heart shall flow streams of living water
who was, and is and is to come
There is a river whose streams give joy to the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells
A river flowed from Eden to water the garden,
and from there it divided to make four streams
A stream flowed eastward from under the Temple threshold
the water flowed from under the right side of the Temple
Wherever the river flows, all living creatures teeming in it will live,
for wherever the water goes it brings health and life
because this water comes from the sanctuary
Jesus said: The water that I shall give
will be a spring of water within, welling up to eternal life,
he was speaking of the Spirit
which those who believed in him were to receive
And when they came to Jesus they pierced his side
from there at once came out blood and water
For as scripture say, from his heart shall flow streams of living water
Jesus proclaimed: When I am lifted up from the earth,
I shall draw all people to myself
I said, I am going to water my orchard
I intend to irrigate my flower beds
And see, my conduit has grown into a river, and my river into a sea
Jesus said go, go into the world
to sing the liturgy through the Tree of Life,
to build and to plant in the secular sphere
to participate in me, Prophet, Priest, King
Laity, Consecrated, Fraternity, Mission;
the four components of the Secular Institute
Citizens of the Church and of the world
stars in his hand in the Water of Life
The name of the House is:
The Lord is there
Then the angel showed me the river of life,
clear as crystal flowing from the throne of God and the of the Lamb
On the bank of the river the tree of life
with its twelve kinds of fruit, one for each month
the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations
I saw no temple in the city,
for its temple is the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
no sun or moon for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb
The nations will come to its light, and the kings to its dawning brightness
Look ! The dwelling of God is among human beings, God - with - them
His servants will worship him, they will see him face to face
and his name will be written on their foreheads
The Lord God will be shining on them and they will reign for ever and ever
Amen
Alleluia !
I shall draw all people to myself
I said, I am going to water my orchard
I intend to irrigate my flower beds
And see, my conduit has grown into a river, and my river into a sea
Jesus said go, go into the world
to sing the liturgy through the Tree of Life,
to build and to plant in the secular sphere
to participate in me, Prophet, Priest, King
Laity, Consecrated, Fraternity, Mission;
the four components of the Secular Institute
Citizens of the Church and of the world
stars in his hand in the Water of Life
The name of the House is:
The Lord is there
Then the angel showed me the river of life,
clear as crystal flowing from the throne of God and the of the Lamb
On the bank of the river the tree of life
with its twelve kinds of fruit, one for each month
the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations
I saw no temple in the city,
for its temple is the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
no sun or moon for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb
The nations will come to its light, and the kings to its dawning brightness
Look ! The dwelling of God is among human beings, God - with - them
His servants will worship him, they will see him face to face
and his name will be written on their foreheads
The Lord God will be shining on them and they will reign for ever and ever
Amen
Alleluia !
On the subpage subsequent to this one there is and explanation of the poem
'A Stream of Living Water'
Diana May Cockburn
The Ascension of the Lord
25 May 2017
