Mid-week mini-reflection

Will you give me a drink?
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water [ from the well] , Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?”
Jesus requests a drink at a well from a stranger. In doing so, he breaks two taboos: speaking alone to a woman in a public place  and associating with a Samaritan , whose mixed ancestry was thought to exclude them from the privileges of being a Jew. Those of you who know the story will recall that, in the end, through this simple everyday interaction, Jesus reaches out to the woman and draws her back into the community. Today let us pray that we too might seek the life giving water that Jesus offers each one of us and then go out and offer it to others especially those on the fringes of our community.
Revd Steve

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