Theme: Quenching spiritual thirst

Exegetical note
The central point of this multifaceted incident between Jesus and the Samaritan woman hinges on the double entendre in the phrase "living water." Water imagery for spirituality is practically universal (e.g., as in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism), but there was no doubt in the mind of John and the faith of the early Church that it was precisely (and only) Jesus, the Christ, who was the life-giving water.

Call to Worship
(based on Psalm 95)
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