Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13 / Luke 8:19-20
Water is an amazing natural element.
Besides being used for cleansing and washing, it is also used in religious rituals.
More importantly, it is used for drinking as we know that dehydration of the human body has more serious consequences than hunger.
In its liquid form, water takes on the shape of the container that it is poured into.
Flowing water is a sign of freshness as well as a sign of the flexibility.
In the 1st reading, it says that like flowing water is the heart of the king in the hand of the Lord, who turns it where He pleases.
And not just for the king, but for everyone, the heart is to be like flowing water in the hand of the Lord, who turns it where He pleases.
Those who hear the Word of God and put it into practice should be like flowing water in the hand of the Lord and do His will.
And just like flowing water which gives glory to God with its beauty, so too must our hearts give glory to God by doing His will as we put our hearts in His hand.