“When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, ‘Will you give me a drink?’”         John 4:7 NIV

This Samaritan woman doesn’t have a name in the text. She is marginalized. She is a woman. She is demonstrating some sense of shame because she goes to the well when no one is there. It is possible that her life decisions have caused her to live in the shadows. She cast her bucket of her life one too many times for things and people who did not satisfy her. She has most probably experienced one strained relationship after the next, looking for love in all the wrong places. Jesus is not concerned with any of that. Jesus sees her. Not only does He see her; He sees all of who she is. Then He asks for something from her. The same can be true of so many today. This Lenten season, it doesn’t matter about our background, our life decisions or where we are in life right now; Jesus wants something from us. That something is our “yes” to go deeper with Him. Jesus calls us to cast our bucket of our lives into the well that never runs dry; the well that restores and replenishes. This season is about preparation and reflection. What would it look like to prepare the way for the King in your heart? What would it look like to let go of your inhibitions and go deeper with Jesus? What would it look like to see yourself as Jesus sees you? Forgiven. Free. Whole. His!

PRAYER THOUGHT

God, help us to see ourselves the way that you see us.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord Jesus, help us to see ourselves the way You see us. Help us to exchange shame for salvation, guardedness for grace, and emptiness for Your eternal fulfilling love. Everything we need is found in You. Lead us to the well that never runs dry. AMEN

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)

John 3:17-21

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