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A woman waters her plants in Zimbabwe with water supplied by a newly installed solar-powered pump.
Jesus said, ‘Take away the stone.’
“Water is life,” says Reason Mupanga simply. Reason works for Caritas Zimbabwe and has seen first-hand the problems that lack of water can bring.
Today’s readings focus on the new life that God brings – Ezekiel tells of the dry bones coming to life, Paul reflects on the Spirit dwelling within us, and in the gospel Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead.
Water is indeed life. “Providing water changes a place, its people, and their mindset. It makes everything around it bloom,” says Fr Johanes of Caritas Zimbabwe. Thanks to CAFOD supporters like you, many more communities where Reason and Fr Johanes work can now access safe, clean water.
Parched land has truly begun to bloom, as innovative techniques such as drought-resistant crops and solar-powered water pumps are enabling communities to grow food.
On this World Water Day – and every day – God wants all people to have life in abundance. Can we roll away the stones of injustice and ecological destruction and so participate in building a world where all people have safe access to clean water?
Prayer
Fountain of life,
we pray for those who thirst
for water and for justice.
Pour your love into our hearts,
and strengthen us to work for a world
where all people have fullness of life.
Amen.
Act
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