John 4

My O is wonky on the keyboard so if I miss an o in a word it's cause it's acting up!

Jhn (see stupid keybrd) 4
I lve this story because it shows Jesus lve and compassion for everyone, no matter their status, race, r in this case gender.

Jesus is coming from Judea and headed to Galilee. He stops in a town called Sychar in Samaria.
Here he comes to a well and sits to rest. As he is there a Simaritan woman comes up to draw water from this well. As Jesus sees her he asks her fr a drink. The wman is stunned because Jesus is a Jew and Jews didn't care for samaritans. Jesus begings to use the water as a metaphor. HE tells hers he has water that will make people never thirst again. She is intreuged and continues t ask questions. Sn she says sir may I have some of this water? Jesus says Go call yur husband and come back. She says sir I don't have a husband. Jesus says this is true, the fact is you have had 5 husbands and the man yur with nw is not your husband.
He's calling her out on her sins right then and there!
She is blown away but is still wanting to know more.
Jesus explainas that A time is approaching when all may wrship God as the Jews do and not have to worship on the mt or in jerusalem. (we live there nw)
She says she knows the MEssiah is coming and Jesus tells her that that Messiah is he who is peaking to her.
The woman goes to the town and tells everyone of Jesus and how wonderful he is and encourages them t believe this is the Christ.

The disciples come to join him and try to get Jesus to eat, but he says that he has food they know nthing about. They think he means physical food, but he means spiritual food.

Many samaritans come to see Jesus and many believe because of the testimony of the woman.

Jesus treated her no different than anyone else. She was a woman, that didn't stp him, She was a Samartitan, that didn't stop him either.
Jesus through away the norms of his time to step into a new place of acceptance.
We should live by his example and do the same so that we too can shar in the Good News of Jesus Christ!