CULTURE: The Rev. Melana Nelson-Amaker Contemplates the Transformative Nature of Water

The Rev. Melana Nelson-Amaker, after services celebrating the Transfiguration, spoke with Water Citizen about the role water has played in her spiritual path and her theology.

A deepened sensitivity to water as she travelled in lands where it was scarce...

... especially when access to water can be restricted.

Water's cleansing and transforming role in ancient Israel.

On learning of the floods and droughts in the world,  Rev. Nelson-Amaker prays for a rebalancing of water.

The calming of the waters as a powerful story from the New Testament.