from John 4:7– 15?
“. . . a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” 8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
11 “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?”
13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
She wasn’t looking for Jesus that day. She just wanted water.
We don’t know if she’d heard anything about his teaching or the crowds following him. What we do know is that she carried the old promises of Scripture in her heart, promises passed down through generations of people who didn’t always get along, who argued over worship, tradition, and who was “right.”
And right in the middle of all the tension and conflict between Jews and Samaritans, Jesus shows up.
That is still how God works. It’s often in the places where we feel most divided, most tired, or most stuck that God steps in. The woman at the well reminds us of that. She went about her normal routine, probably not expecting anything special. And yet, in the middle of an ordinary chore, she met the Messiah.
We’re not so different. We hear God’s promises over and over, but sometimes we forget who we’re actually looking for as we go through our daily tasks. Still, one honest conversation with Jesus changed her life, and ended up changing her whole community.
I think about the end of John’s Gospel. Another woman, another moment of searching. Mary Magdalene comes to the tomb with tears in her eyes, desperate to find Jesus. And again, he meets her right where she is, calling her by name, giving her hope, and sending her to share the news with people who were confused, afraid, or unsure what to believe.
Two women. Two moments. Two encounters that turned two searching and seeking women into storytellers. Their stories still speak to us today. Whether we’re doubting, grieving, overwhelmed, or just trying to get through the day, Jesus keeps showing up in the middle of it all, turning our everyday moments into something holy, and our small words into something that can change lives.
Let's Pray
Resurrected Lord, step into our ordinary moments and interrupt us in ways that change us from the inside out. Make us people who speak about your promises with a confidence that brings healing that leads to unity. Amen.
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