Hello,
My name is Nicho and welcome to the third meditation on our journey through the Gospel of John using Lectio Divina,
Sacred Reading.
In this reading,
We are invited to sit quietly at the well,
Where a tired traveler offers the greatest gift of all.
But first,
Let us begin with prayer.
Healing our thirst and guiding us into deeper truth.
Amen.
The sun had reached midpoint in the sky.
It was now the time of day when no one would normally come to the watering hole.
A woman from High Place,
Samaria,
Came to the well to draw water.
Creator sets free,
Jesus,
Saw the woman and said to her,
Would you give me some water to drink?
This surprised the woman,
Because a traditional man would not speak to a woman in public.
She found her voice and asked,
Why would you,
A man from the tribes of Wrestles with Creator Israel,
Ask me for a drink seeing I am a woman from High Place,
Samaria?
She said this because the tribes of Wrestles with Creator Israel have no dealings with people from High Place,
Samaria.
If only you knew about Creator's good gift,
He answered,
And who it is who asks you for a drink,
You would ask him for living water and he would give it to you.
She said to him,
Honored One,
This watering hole is deep and you have no way to draw out the water.
Where will you get this living water?
Are you greater than our ancestor,
Heel Grabber,
Jacob,
Who gives us this well and was first to drink from it with his children and animals?
The ones who drink from this well will thirst again,
Creator sets free,
Jesus answered.
But the ones who drink the water I give will never thirst,
For this water will become a river flowing from inside of them,
Giving them the life of the world to come that never fades away,
Full of beauty and harmony.
Honored One,
Please give me this water,
She said to him,
So I will never thirst again or need to walk along this path to get a drink.
He said to her,
Go to your husband and bring him here.
I have no husband,
She answered.
Yes,
That is true,
Creator sets free,
Jesus said.
You have had five husbands,
And the man you are now with is not your husband.
Her eyes grew wide as she lifted a trembling hand to her mouth.
Oh,
I see,
You are a prophet,
She said back to him.
Our ancestors honored and served the Great Spirit on this mountain,
But your people say the only place to make our prayers and perform our ceremonies is in Village of Peace,
Jerusalem.
This was a very old argument between the people of high place Samaria and the tribes of wrestles with Creator,
Israel.
Honored Woman,
Trust my words,
Creator sets free,
Jesus said to her.
Your people honor and serve him,
But in ways they do not fully understand.
We honor and serve him with understanding for the good road that sets us free has been entrusted to the tribes of wrestles with Creator,
Israel.
Let this encounter settle within you.
You may simply rest in the image of the well or listen for the Spirit's whisper.
Creator sets free was traveling,
Tired from his journey,
And sat beside a well in the heat of the day.
A woman came,
Alone,
To draw water.
Give me a drink,
He said.
She was surprised.
He was from a different tribe,
A man,
A teacher.
Speaking to her in kindness,
He told her of a gift.
Water that lives,
Flows,
Renews.
Water that springs up from within.
She asked for it,
And he revealed what was hidden.
You have searched for love in many places,
But now the true spring stands before you.
He spoke of worship not bound by mountain or temple,
But in spirit and in truth.
I am the one you have been waiting for,
He said,
And her heart was filled.
Where are you in this story?
What thirst have you been carrying?
Can you receive the living water?
Let your heart speak silently to the giver.
You do not need the perfect words.
You are invited to rest and to be filled.
Giver of living water,
We thank you for your quiet presence,
For seeing us,
Knowing us,
And offering what no one else can give.
Help us return to the well again and again,
To meet you in the ordinary places,
And carry your spirit wherever we go.
Amen.
This journey through the Gospel of John continues.
Each meditation opens new layers of wisdom,
Beauty,
And encounter.
You are warmly invited to return for the next part,
As we walk deeper into the mystery together.
Thank you for joining me today in this reading.
Live like dust lit by fire.
Nietzsche
