Greetings beloved,
Today we will be continuing to examine the account of the 'Woman at the Well,' from the fourth chapter of St. John's Gospel. When Jesus asked the Samaritan woman for a drink, He told her that if she knew who He was she would ask Him for a drink of "Living Water" (John 4:7-10).
She didn't understand what Jesus was speaking about and she said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life” (John 4:11-13).
Samaria was a dry and arid country as was most of Palestine, and in that environment water meant life. Because of this, prophets would often make a connection between the way people needed water and how a person's soul thirsted for God.
Now, most of us live where there is plenty of running water, but there are people not just around the world but here in our own country who are dying for the lack of it. In like manner there are souls all around us who are thirsty for God and dying for a lack of Him. Have you offered anyone a cup of "Living water" lately?
Pray with me... Lord, help us daily to see that others are perishing for a lack of You, that they need the Living Water that You provide and give us the boldness to offer it to them. In Jesus' name. AMEN!
God's blessings to you all,
Fr. Ernest+
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