Bible Reflection 3rd Sunday of Lent

Bible Reflection 3rd Sunday of Lent - Jn 4:5-42

-Jesus meets with the Samaritan Woman-
“…“Come see a man who told me everything I have done. Could he possibly be the Christ?...”

REFLECTION
- Living water is not the only image or symbol Jesus uses to reveal who he is and the eternal life he came to bring us; he refers to himself as the bread of life, the light of the world, the good shepherd, the lamb of God, the vine of which we are the branches, the resurrection and the life, just to name a few of the other images Jesus uses. The important message we get from today’s Gospel is that the more we engage with Jesus in reflection and prayer, even in spite of distractions, the more he seeks to lead us into a deeper relationship with himself and with the Father.

- Today’s Gospel invites us to dream about the possibility of a world where opportunity and hope replace the bondage of fear and despair. God really does not want us to live a life of quiet desperation. Jesus has come to reveal the Father’s love and the Spirit is ready to convince us of that fact.

-The Meeting of Jesus with the Samaritan Woman is a Dialogue that brings new life-

QUESTION
What am I spiritually thirsting for? Acceptance? Wisdom? Forgiveness? Something else?
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, you offered the Samaritan woman a spring of water welling up to eternal life. Give to us that same living water so that we might live in God’s presence forever. AMEN