Day 17: Wrapped in water

California is getting drenched by another round of atmospheric rivers which,  after several years of drought,  the prolonged rainy time is welcome.  There is something a little scary thinking about running out of water.  Our modern life is so convenient. Everything we eat,  wear,  use, buy comes from far flung places that we take for granted that water is one thing that we need locally and if we run out,  we can't just truck in more.  

I look out the window and see my garden growing lush as the temperatures are slowly warming and my perennials have been pampered for months with regular water after so many lean years. I think about Gardener God and smile.  

Water is so deeply connected to my experience of faith.  The wide view of the ocean that connects me to the vastness of God. Water washes us clean again and again. Water held us in our mother's womb before birth. Water is also powerful and terrifying. 

My favorite place to pray is in the shower. It always has been. When I'm sick,  it is the place I must want to be. When I'm overwhelmed, cold,  tired, grieving... I want to wrap myself in water and close my eyes and feel God with me.  

Watching the rain outside and my hungry garden coming back to life I can't help but think that Gardener God is wrapping around creation renewing us all.