Lent 3A, 12 March 2023. The Very Rev. Pamela L. Werntz

• Exodus 17:1-7. The people thirsted there.
• Romans 5:1-11. God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.
• John 4:5-42. Give me a drink.

O God of water and thirst, grant us the strength, the wisdom, and the courage to seek always and everywhere after truth, come when it may and cost what it will.

One theme for the day that I hear in our scripture readings is thirst. Maybe you know Mary Oliver’s poem called “Thirst,” in her book by the same name. [1] When I first read the poem, I heard it in Mary Oliver’s voice; this time around the I hear two voices in dialogue. The first part of the poem seems like the voice of the Samaritan woman.  Continue reading →