April 27, 2026 // Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Read the Word // Open your Bible to today’s Psalm: Psalm 42:2-3; 43:3, 4
Reflect on the Word //
“You should drink eight cups of water a day,” goes the well-known adage you hear often in our culture, especially if you spend time with mothers, athletes, or anyone working in healthcare.
Consistent water intake is important for our physical health, and as a marathon runner trying to take good care of my body, I find myself making checklists, buying new water bottles often, and using a water counter phone app. I’ve found every trick in the book to get those sixty-four ounces of water in a day; yet at the same time, I know my living water count is not being taken as seriously.
In today’s Psalm, the author reminds us that we all thirst for the Lord. He shares, “As the hind longs for the running waters, so my soul longs for you. Athirst is my soul for the living God” (Psalm 42:2-3). Just as Jesus refers to the living water He offers the Samaritan woman in John 4, the Psalmist here depicts how vital the Lord’s living water is for the soul—in the same way all living creatures need regular water.
The Psalm continues, “Send forth your light and your fidelity; they shall lead me on” (Psalm 42:3). In faithfulness and the light of Christ, we should pursue the Lord and His living waters. As our souls thirst for and need Him to survive, we in turn must quench this need as thoroughly and persistently as I do with my two daily liters of water. For Jesus will truly satisfy our hearts in “gladness and joy” in more ways that our bodies will ever know in this life (Psalm 42:4).
Where do you see yourself dehydrated and in need of His goodness and life? In what ways are you able to remind yourself of this thirst and lead yourself back to Him? The Lord wants to fill us every day with living water—through prayer, through Scripture, through His Real Presence in the Eucharist, through inviting the Holy Spirit into each moment of our lives, through loving Him daily in all we do.
Relate to the Lord // Take care of your body today by drinking more water.
Liz Homick works at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. as the loudest and most talkative librarian in the building. Since backpacking Europe for six weeks after graduating with her Master’s in Library Science, Liz is a huge advocate of solo travel and attending Mass in every language imaginable. She believes in unconditional kindness and existing brightly despite life’s storms.
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