Mar
12
Just Ask—Third Sunday of Lent (Cycle A)
Exodus 17:3–7; Romans 5:1–2, 5–8; John 4:5–42
What would we do without water? Maybe a better question to ask is what would we do without easy access to water? For us here in the US, water is an afterthought. It’s piped directly into our homes, and we rarely have to worry about whether it’s drinkable or not. That’s not the case in many parts of the world, where having access to clean water is sometimes nonexistent.
Water is so essential to our existence, and it makes sense that the People of Israel were distressed about it, about their thirst, and about ready access to water. And without supernatural intervention, that makes complete sense. But notice whom they complain about.
What would we do without water? Maybe a better question to ask is what would we do without easy access to water? For us here in the US, water is an afterthought. It’s piped directly into our homes, and we rarely have to worry about whether it’s drinkable or not. That’s not the case in many parts of the world, where having access to clean water is sometimes nonexistent.
Water is so essential to our existence, and it makes sense that the People of Israel were distressed about it, about their thirst, and about ready access to water. And without supernatural intervention, that makes complete sense. But notice whom they complain about.
