The pangs and tortures of the waterless wilderness. The thirst of human
souls; they long, whether they know it or not, for--
Truth for Understanding.
Love for Heart.
Basis and Guidance for Will and Effort.
Cleansing for Conscience.
Adequate objects for their powers.
They need that all these should be in One.
The gnawing pain of our thirst is not a myth; it is the secret of man's
restlessness. We are ever on the march, not only because change is the
law of the world, nor only because effort and progress are the law for
civilised men, but because, like caravans in the desert, we have to
search for water.
In Christ it is slaked; all is found there.