March 12, 2023
“Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink’... Jesus answered and said to her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you ‘Give me a drink’, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water... But the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth; and indeed the Father seeks such people to worship him.”
The wonderful conversation of Jesus shows the patience of Jesus in bringing the woman to conversion. He is patient with her, and her openness and curiosity moves her to a new relationship with God.
Our Lenten prayer and practice is our chance to respond to the patient love and concern that Jesus has for us all.
We listen to His Word and learn as she did that He is a Jew, a teacher, the Messiah.
Then she leaves to tell others. Our prayer conversation calls us in the same way. This week, as you look for something to drink, remember Jesus has a thirst for us today as well.
by Rev. William J. Reilly