Today, our dad had a good day of walking, both using the railing and then the right-sided walker (“left, right, move the walker, left, right. . .”). After resting, he enjoyed some post-workout chai and raspberries. He was thirsty, so I fed him a smoothie. I was thirsty, so I drank a protein shake. Later, I stopped by Aldi to grab some water bottles. And now I just sang “As the Deer,” a song based on Psalm 42 (Psalm 41 in the Orthodox Bible).

Clearly, quenching one’s physical and spiritual thirst has been so pivotal today. It feels so good to drink water! Maybe we were dehydrated?

I definitely felt dehydrated spiritually, too, but the rosary and Psalms have been revolutionary for me. They quench the thirst of my heart!!