Walking on Water ?!
It’s difficult to follow in the steps of someone who walked on water! The best I can do is to take to my canoe! On a summer’s evening I slipped it into the water and went with the flow. Biblical references bubbled up in my mind – “The river of God is full of water” (Psalm 96); Ezekiel’s vision of a flood of water flowing from the temple bringing life to the desert and Dead Sea (Ezekiel 47); Jesus’ baptism, his Galilee ministry and the promise of streams of living water springing up to eternal life. Birdsong filled the air, I was intoxicated by the beauty around me and my attention was focused slightly beyond, hoping to catch a glimpse of the mystery - of the Lord who walked in the cool of the evening ! My reverie was broken by passing boats. A hire cruiser pushed up river towards conviviality, food, drink and warm welcome that awaited at Coltishall’s Rising Sun. In the opposite direction, a late day boat hurried back to Wroxham. Unfairly, a bit of me felt quite