The Samaritan woman at the well and Jesus asking her for a drink – we are all too familiar with the scene. There is no condemnation. Jesus knows what sort of a woman she is. As the narrative unfolds, Jesus reveals to her how she lived her past: five husbands and now with one who is not her husband. Yet, there is no condemnation. A British princess was treated graciously by a shop clerk. She told his employer of his deference to her station. The puzzled shopkeeper said, "Princess, he treats everyone the same way."
One reason the Father humanized His Son in the person of Jesus was to allow us to find a divine person eminently approachable. Jesus is sensitive and warm. The reader can just about extend a hand and feel the Teacher. We can latch onto Him in happy days but also in blue, pricky, guilty days. The woman is not named. That means, she is a type in the description representing us sinners. Slip your name into the blank spot. There is room for every one of us. He and the twelve were only into the second of their three day journey. They had probably covered thirty blistering miles. The party finally came to a deep well fed by a fresh spring of delicious cool water. It was near the town of Sychar. The Samaritan woman found herself attracted to this Jesus. Why was she so swept off her feet by the Man at the well? This was not the first man she had met. If anything, she was an authority on men. Jesus gently reminded her of her past. Professional prostitute though she might be, Jesus engaged this woman as an equal. He showered her with kindness and treated her as a princess. This type of deference she had never received from any of her clients. They had treated her like white trash. Jesus on the contrary saw in her not the evil she had done but rather the heroine she could become with His encouragement.
Do you believe Jesus will not forgive your sins? Recall the sinner who asked the monk: "Will Jesus really forgive me?" The monk asked: "Do you throw away dirty clothes?" "No." "Then neither will Jesus throw you away. No matter what your past, your future is spotless." Come and drink a glass of cool well water with Jesus and confess your sins. Approach the confessional. Maintain a pure conscience. Do not wait for lent. It may be too late.
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