"The Water's Gonna Win"

I was reminded last week of a song by David LaMotte. As I reflected on the images and stories from Tennessee, these words came to mind. There are those in this world still waiting for clean water, and those who need for the water to subside. I often struggle to find adequate words that sufficiently capture the feelings of my heart. So I simply say today: my thoughts and prayers extend to those in Tennessee that have watched their homes swept away. My thoughts and prayers extend to those in countries without access to clean and safe drinking water. My thoughts and prayers to those in this world who struggle to keep their heads above water. My thoughts and prayers for those who feel as if the rain of violence will never cease. My thoughts and prayers for those who depend on rain for work and for food. My thoughts and prayers of thanks for all the mothers of the world that guide their families and children through the times of joy and pain. Amen.

Water lyrics by David Lamotte

So they built their shiny hotel
Where the water meets the land
They smiled a little nervously
As the ocean took the sand
They went down below the shoreline
And they hauled it back again
But the heavy rain and the hurricane
And the water's gonna win
The water's gonna win
Bring it all back
It will wash away again
The water's gonna win
Pack it up or pack it in
The water's gonna win
The glass of water you were sipping
As you watched the morning come
Has quenched the thirst of seven others
Underneath a younger sun
We are memories and moments
We are born and born again
Rushing stream and breathing steam
The water's gonna win
The water's gonna win
Ascending and falling and rising up again

The water's gonna win
Ride the tide and ride the wind
The water's gonna win
Haul the rocks and sign the papers
Pour another glass of gin
Cut the ribbon with the scissors
But the water's gonna win
You went down beside the river
Just about a year ago
Gave the ashes to the current
Saw them swirl into the flow
You still hold it all inside you
You can't stop once you begin
Close your eyes and feel it rising
The water's gonna win
The water's gonna win
You can't hold back the tide
You can't hide from what's within
The water's gonna win
Feel it move beneath your skin
The water's gonna win
It will with keep flowing through
All we are and all we've been
The water's gonna win
Forever and amen
The water's gonna win