08/27/2026
Over the next three years we will be exploring spiritual formation through the book, "The Reservoir." We'll be breaking the content up into a few separate chunks to make keeping up with participating a bit easier. Together, we hope to grow to be more like reservoirs than canals as explained in the introduction:
"As followers of Jesus, we want to pour out our lives for others. This is a good and beautiful thing. However, if we are not continually replenished by "living water," we will end up drained, dry, and exhausted. In the twelfth century, Bernard of Clairvaux diagnosed this very problem. He observed that many well-intentioned people were trying to serve, teach, and give without first receiving from God what they needed to maintain spiritual health. He described these people as "canals," and urged them to become "reservoirs" instead: 'If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. A canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, and a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing, and thus without loss to itself communicates its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day we have many canals but few reservoirs.'" (The Reservoir, page 1).
Last night our youth enjoyed a couple of different visuals to help understand the importance of living as a reservoir and to think through what action steps they can take now to lean into that practice.
We would love for you to join us. Discussions will take place on Wednesday evenings from 6-6:50 in our gym. You do NOT have to read the material to participate. We hope to see you next week!
