Jesus tells the Samaritan woman that, “Whoever drinks the water I give will never be thirsty…the water I give shall become a fountain within, leaping up to provide eternal life.”Ĭhrist found in water an appropriate image for speaking about himself and his gift of salvation for the human race. The God who loves us without measure is the only one capable of quenching our thirst for eternal life, for true life. The love of God is also compared to living water “poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,” as Saint Paul beautifully says in the second reading for this Sunday.Īt Jacob’s well Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman, describing the thirst which ordinary water cannot quench. So it is in our Christian dispensation, water and salvation are especially connected to the sacrament of Baptism, where we experience our incorporation into the Mystical Body of Christ. We believe this rock is the Lord Jesus Christ, from whom we receive our salvation. This Sunday’s Book of Exodus reading recounts the water flowing from the rock in the desert as a symbol of salvation for the children of the Hebrews. The place, called Jacob’s well, provided the springboard for the wonderful discourse on God’s living water perfectly expressed in the person and mission of Jesus Christ. ![]() The readings for this Third Sunday of Lent speak about water and the words of Jesus to the woman at the well spring forth as a fountain of living water for all peoples everywhere. Saint Francis of Assisi went so far as to call it, “Sister Water, so useful, lowly, precious and pure.” For the gift of water, we are always grateful. Readings: Exodus 17:3-7 Romans 5:1- 8 John 4:5-42Ī precious commodity anywhere, and certainly in New Mexico, is water, something many of us perhaps take for granted.
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