A Reflection for the Third Sunday of Lent

A tired Christ crosses the boundaries of social convention to engage a thirsting soul and in the process comes to touch the  hearts  and minds of an entire  village.  The ‘living water’  he  alone can offer and that can turn into ‘a spring inside’ finds its way into another woman’s heart and from there reaches out to the hearts and  minds of all to whom she poses the invitation and question ‘Come and see a man that has told me everything I have done, could he be the Christ?’. 

The fact that we have joined a Lenten Scripture Sharing Group suggests a commitment on our part to tending the “spring inside … welling up to eternal life”.  For my own part, I must confess a gladness that this spring can touch unhealed memories as well as present day challenges.  I am also glad that it fosters hope and trust in God going forward.

But what about my friends and neighbours?  Yes, many have a great and life-giving faith … but there are those too that are spiritually lost.   How might I come alongside them?  How might you, if you share my question? Would a good first step be to pray for them?

Taking Our Hearts to the Lord – Scripture Sharing Group Resource, Lent 2017