Let us recall the grand themes of these Sundays in Lent. Passages of John’s Gospel John 4 – the Samaritan woman meets Jesus at the well, and comes to believe his word that he is the Messiah. She then starts to speak openly about this incredible new thing that has happened in this meeting. John …
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This third Sunday of Lent we read the Gospel of John Chapter 4. It is the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. It is the first of three accounts chosen from John’s Gospel which are selected in Lent for the themes of conversion, baptism, and new life. Let me give this …
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