Inspiration for Stream of Life was from a photograph I took while walking along a trout stream. I was impressed by the dramatic effort of the tree to reach the stream and its life-giving water. The gnarled and entwined roots reminded me of my own desperation and feeble attempts at trying to reach toward God's life-giving water. The scripture that came to mind and that gave great comfort was Jeremiah 17:7-8

 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.