The waterfalls of the Iguazu River are located on the border of the Brazilian State of Parana and the Argentine Province of Misiones. The name "Iguazu" essentially means “Big Water”. Legend has it that a god planned to marry a beautiful woman named Naipi, who fled with her mortal lover Taroba in a canoe. In a rage the god sliced the river, creating the waterfalls and condemning the lovers to an eternal fall.
Numerous islands along the 2.7 kilometre long edge divide the falls into about 275 separate waterfalls and cataracts, varying between 60 metres and 82 metres high. About half of the river's flow falls into a long and narrow chasm called the Devil's Throat.
When we run away from God's love we may often find ourselves thrust deep into our enemies throat. This may well cause us to fall hard and find parts of our lives split as it were into little islands. Ironically, the areas surrounding these great waterfalls are coverd in rich and fertile land. Our failures can break us to a degree, but if we get up, learn from our mistakes and move on, we can find ourselves in the richest spiritual state ever.
As the world celebrates Iguazu Falls as a new wonder of nature, allow God's grace to turn your failures into a fertile bed from which to rebuild your life and show forth God's wondrous miracles of life.
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