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“When a Samaritan woman came to draw water [from Jacob's well], Jesus said to her, ‘Will you give me a drink?’ The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?' (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’
John 4:7,9-10 NIVUK
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“When a Samaritan woman came to draw water [from Jacob's well], Jesus said to her, ‘Will you give me a drink?’ The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?' (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’
John 4:7,9-10 NIVUK
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“When a Samaritan woman came to draw water [from Jacob's well], Jesus said to her, ‘Will you give me a drink?’ The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?' (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’
John 4:7,9-10 NIVUK
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“When a Samaritan woman came to draw water [from Jacob's well], Jesus said to her, ‘Will you give me a drink?’ The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?' (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’
John 4:7,9-10 NIVUK
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The Rivers of Film Festival returns! to Cambridge 28 May & 25 June, later Henley &&... https://climatecultures.net/portfolio/rivers-of-film-festival/
@ukwaterways#RiversOfFilm #Cambridge #LivingWater #UL #Pembroke1347 #Henley #rivers
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The Rivers of Film Festival returns! to Cambridge 28 May & 25 June, later Henley &&... https://climatecultures.net/portfolio/rivers-of-film-festival/
@ukwaterways#RiversOfFilm #Cambridge #LivingWater #UL #Pembroke1347 #Henley #rivers
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The Rivers of Film Festival returns! to Cambridge 28 May & 25 June, later Henley &&... https://climatecultures.net/portfolio/rivers-of-film-festival/
@ukwaterways#RiversOfFilm #Cambridge #LivingWater #UL #Pembroke1347 #Henley #rivers
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The Rivers of Film Festival returns! to Cambridge 28 May & 25 June, later Henley &&... https://climatecultures.net/portfolio/rivers-of-film-festival/
@ukwaterways#RiversOfFilm #Cambridge #LivingWater #UL #Pembroke1347 #Henley #rivers
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Rivers of living water flow through three remarkable sermons by Revd Devin McLachlan, transporting this reader through poetry & bioluminescence.
Rivers of Light, Out of the Depths, Buoyancy:
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Rivers of living water flow through three remarkable sermons by Revd Devin McLachlan, transporting this reader through poetry & bioluminescence.
Rivers of Light, Out of the Depths, Buoyancy:
https://www.stbenetschurch.org/sermons/rivers-of-light -
📢 Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers
💧 Exhibition at Pembroke College & the Cambridge University Library opens today.
https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/news/living-water-poetry-art-and-fight-clean-rivers
https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/living-water-exhibition
#water #rivers #poetry #Cambridge #UL #pembroke1347 #LivingWater
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📢 Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers
💧 Exhibition at Pembroke College & the Cambridge University Library opens today.
https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/news/living-water-poetry-art-and-fight-clean-rivers
https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/living-water-exhibition
#water #rivers #poetry #Cambridge #UL #pembroke1347 #LivingWater
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📢 Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers
💧 Exhibition at Pembroke College & the Cambridge University Library opens today.
https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/news/living-water-poetry-art-and-fight-clean-rivers
https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/living-water-exhibition
#water #rivers #poetry #Cambridge #UL #pembroke1347 #LivingWater
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📢 Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers
💧 Exhibition at Pembroke College & the Cambridge University Library opens today.
https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/news/living-water-poetry-art-and-fight-clean-rivers
https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/living-water-exhibition
#water #rivers #poetry #Cambridge #UL #pembroke1347 #LivingWater
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📢 Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers
💧 Exhibition at Pembroke College & the Cambridge University Library opens today.
https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/news/living-water-poetry-art-and-fight-clean-rivers
https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/living-water-exhibition
#water #rivers #poetry #Cambridge #UL #pembroke1347 #LivingWater
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"Jesus answered, 'Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
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"Jesus answered, 'Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
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"Jesus answered, 'Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
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Jesus, the Spring of Living Water — Silvio José Báez, ocd
Dear brothers and sisters,
During the coming Sundays of Lent, we will hear three beautiful passages from the Gospel of John. Since ancient times, the Church has used these texts as a catechesis for those preparing to receive baptism at Easter—and as a help for all of us who are already baptized to renew our baptismal faith.
They are the encounter of Jesus with the Samaritan woman, which reveals him as the source of living water; the healing of the man born blind, which shows him as the light that heals our blindness; and the raising of Lazarus, which presents him as the life that conquers death.
So the three great Paschal symbols that will accompany us in the liturgy beginning today are water, light, and life.
Today, we heard the story of Jesus meeting a Samaritan woman. Jesus arrives at a small village in Samaria. It’s midday. He’s tired from the journey and thirsty, so he sits down beside a well.
Just then, a Samaritan woman comes to draw water. She’s anonymous. Her life is fragile and complicated. She belongs to a people whose religious practices were far from the Lord and mixed with other beliefs.
This woman represents the people of Samaria—but also all humanity, each one of us. She’s like a bride who has gone after other loves, yet whom God now wants to win back and draw again with his love.
Jesus says to her, “Give me a drink” (Jn 4:7).
She’s surprised that a Jewish man would ask her for water, since Jews and Samaritans didn’t associate with one another. But in those simple words—“Give me a drink”—something very profound is revealed. God is thirsty. Not thirsty for water, but thirsty to be welcomed and loved.
God thirsts for you and for me. He thirsts for humanity.
That’s why Jesus tells her: “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water” (Jn 4:10).
Notice that Jesus doesn’t argue with the woman. He doesn’t scold her or accuse her. Instead, he speaks to her about a gift—the “gift of God.”
A gift is something freely given. It isn’t earned or deserved.
That woman knows only effort and fatigue. Every day she has to come to the well and draw water. But Jesus offers her a different kind of water—one that doesn’t depend on human effort or on our own merits and virtues.
Jesus explains: “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again. But those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life” (Jn 4:13–14).
The woman becomes excited and asks for that water. And who wouldn’t? Who wouldn’t want a gift that could change life forever?
Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, Byzantine icon by Giancarlo Pellegrini, Chiesa di San Pietro, Bologna, Italy.
Image credit: Renáta Sedmáková / Adobe StockSo many times we drink from different wells—success, possessions, pleasure, recognition—yet we remain thirsty. Jesus offers us something different: living water that springs up from within and fills our whole life.
In the Jewish tradition, the well symbolized the law of Moses with its commandments and norms. It was like water that nourished good works. In that sense, the well represented a religion centered on external observance of the law.
Jesus offers something deeper. He doesn’t speak about rituals or rules to fulfill. He speaks about an interior spring—a life within us that makes us free, joyful, and full.
The water Jesus offers is the love of God. It’s like a spring that flows endlessly within us, giving life, healing wounds, and helping life grow and mature. It’s a source that satisfies our deepest thirst for love and meaning. And it doesn’t stay closed within us—it overflows into the lives of others.
Even if our jar is cracked and our thirst isn’t completely satisfied yet, we can still become a source of living water for others—a fresh cup of water, or even just a drop of the life-giving love of God.
The living water of the Spirit also responds to the thirst of peoples for justice and peace. Oppressive regimes, unjust social systems, and corrupt forms of power can’t be overcome by human effort alone.
True social transformation begins with the transformation of the human heart. Without men and women who are free, converted, and purified from idols—people who are honest, capable of fraternity, and committed to justice—efforts to change society often end up repeating new forms of oppression.
It isn’t enough to change structures. God must renew our hearts.
The spring of living water is Jesus himself. He is God’s answer to our thirst. From the day of our baptism, his word and his Spirit have been alive within us, giving us a life that is strong, luminous, and free.
But over time, that spring can become buried. Sometimes it seems as if it has disappeared. The heavy stones of suffering, the fine sand of our fears, and the foul debris of our sins can slowly cover over the living water within us.
Lent is the time to clear away those obstacles—to free the heart so the water of Christ can flow again.
Recently, speaking to Spanish seminarians, Pope Leo used a striking image. He said:
“It is said that trees ‘die standing’: they remain upright, they retain their appearance, but inside they are already dry… Spiritual life does not bear fruit because of what is visible, but because of what is deeply rooted in God. When that root is neglected, everything ends up drying up inside, until, silently, it ends up ‘dying standing upright.’”
Something like that can happen to us, too. We can be very busy. We move from one activity to another. We carry out projects, we fulfill responsibilities—we even come to church.
But inside we may feel empty, restless, or sad—because we’ve lost living contact with the Lord.
When we neglect our interior life, when the living water of God’s love stops flowing within us, everything slowly dries up.
That’s why today’s Gospel invites us to return to the heart.
Let’s return to prayer.
Let’s listen again to the Word of God.
Let’s rediscover the grace of the sacraments.Let’s return to the heart.
At one point, the Samaritan woman asks Jesus: “Where should we worship God? On this mountain, or in Jerusalem?”
Jesus’ answer is surprising. Worship is not limited to a place—not to a mountain or a temple. The true place of encounter with God is within.
You are the temple where God lives. In your heart, he has placed a spring of water that never stops flowing.
Let’s allow Jesus to quench our thirst with the living water of his love. Let’s not settle for “dying standing”—looking alive on the outside, but dry within.
Silvio José Báez, o.c.d.
Auxiliary Bishop of Managua
Homily for the Third Sunday in Lent, 8 March 2026Translation from the Spanish text is the blogger’s own work product and may not be reproduced without permission.
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The story of the Samaritan woman at the well shows how Jesus meets people with honesty and compassion. Though she is an outsider, He offers her living water and speaks truth into her life. 🌿💧
This Gospel invites us to reflect on our own thirst for meaning and peace. Lent is a time to break down barriers, seek what truly lasts, and share faith with others. When we meet Jesus with open hearts, He changes us. ✝️
https://young-catholics.com/2508/reflection-samaritan-woman-at-the-well/
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The story of the Samaritan woman at the well shows how Jesus meets people with honesty and compassion. Though she is an outsider, He offers her living water and speaks truth into her life. 🌿💧
This Gospel invites us to reflect on our own thirst for meaning and peace. Lent is a time to break down barriers, seek what truly lasts, and share faith with others. When we meet Jesus with open hearts, He changes us. ✝️
https://young-catholics.com/2508/reflection-samaritan-woman-at-the-well/
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The story of the Samaritan woman at the well shows how Jesus meets people with honesty and compassion. Though she is an outsider, He offers her living water and speaks truth into her life. 🌿💧
This Gospel invites us to reflect on our own thirst for meaning and peace. Lent is a time to break down barriers, seek what truly lasts, and share faith with others. When we meet Jesus with open hearts, He changes us. ✝️
https://young-catholics.com/2508/reflection-samaritan-woman-at-the-well/
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The 3rd Sunday of Lent Year A reminds us that God is near when we feel empty or unsure. In the desert, God gives water to His people. At the well, Jesus offers living water that brings new life. 🌿💧
The Samaritan woman is changed by her encounter with Christ. Lent invites us to reflect on our own thirst and turn to Jesus, who alone satisfies our deepest needs with mercy and hope. ✝️
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The 3rd Sunday of Lent Year A reminds us that God is near when we feel empty or unsure. In the desert, God gives water to His people. At the well, Jesus offers living water that brings new life. 🌿💧
The Samaritan woman is changed by her encounter with Christ. Lent invites us to reflect on our own thirst and turn to Jesus, who alone satisfies our deepest needs with mercy and hope. ✝️
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The 3rd Sunday of Lent Year A reminds us that God is near when we feel empty or unsure. In the desert, God gives water to His people. At the well, Jesus offers living water that brings new life. 🌿💧
The Samaritan woman is changed by her encounter with Christ. Lent invites us to reflect on our own thirst and turn to Jesus, who alone satisfies our deepest needs with mercy and hope. ✝️
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Living Water: The Woman at the Well
Discover how a simple conversation at a well changed a life forever. Jesus offers more than water—He offers hope. #BibleStories #Faith #LivingWater #Inspiration #Jesus #Hope #Transformation -
The poisoned stream of culture is flowing through our churches
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The poisoned stream of culture is flowing through our churches
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Meet Miriam at Jacob’s well 🌞💧—a story of shame, courage, and living water that challenges men to be real before God. #FaithJourney #LivingWater #ChristianLife
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Meet Miriam at Jacob’s well 🌞💧—a story of shame, courage, and living water that challenges men to be real before God. #FaithJourney #LivingWater #ChristianLife
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Meet Miriam at Jacob’s well 🌞💧—a story of shame, courage, and living water that challenges men to be real before God. #FaithJourney #LivingWater #ChristianLife
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The Gospel According to St. John Ch.7 #thirsty #livingwater
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In John 4 Jesus has a encounter with a Samaritan woman named Photini at Jacobs' Well what happens next will give you food for thought.
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Explore the profound meaning behind Jesus' words, 'I am thirsty.' We delve into how this moment reflects salvation and the invitation to discover living water, just like the woman at the well. Understand your spiritual thirst and how to quench it with Christ's love. #LivingWater #JesusIsThirsty #CrossReflection #LentenDevotion #SpiritualThirst #FaithInJesus #SalvationMessage #WomenAtTheWell #BibleStudy #ChristLove
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Miriam, the woman at the well, shares how her life was changed when she met Jesus. Discover the living water that transformed her and how it can change your life too! 💧✨ #LivingWater #FaithInChrist #BiblicalStories
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"Thirst No More" is here! 🎶💧 A powerful anthem of freedom and redemption in Christ, with a rocking beat and lyrics that inspire. Drink from the living water and never thirst again! #ThirstNoMore #LivingWater #ChristianRock
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Song of the soul that rejoices to know God by faith.
How well I know the fount that freely flows
Although ’tis night!- The eternal fount its source has never show’d,
But well I know wherein is its abode,
Although ’tis night. - Its origin I know not—it has none:
All other origins are here begun,
Although ’tis night. - I know that naught beside can be so fair,
That heav’ns and earth drink deep refreshment there,
Although ’tis night. - Well know I that its depths can no man plumb
Nor, fording it, across it hope to come,
Although ’tis night. - Never was fount so clear, undimm’d and bright:
From it alone, I know, proceeds all light,
Although ’tis night. - Rich are its streams and full—this know I well;
They water nations, heav’ns and depths of hell,
Although ’tis night. - Yea, more I know: the stream that hence proceeds,
Omnipotent, suffices for all needs,
Although ’tis night. - From fount and stream another stream forth flows,
And this, I know, in nothing yields to those,
Although ’tis night. - The eternal fount is hidden in living bread,
That we with life eternal may be fed,
Although ’tis night. - Call’d to this living fount, we creatures still
Darkly may, feed hereon and take our fill,
Although ’tis night. - This living fount which is so dear to me
Is in the bread of life, which now I see,
Although ’tis night.
Saint John of the Cross
Poetry, VIII
John of the Cross, St; de Santa Teresa, S; Peers, E 1934–1935, The complete works of Saint John of the Cross, doctor of the Church, translated from the Spanish by Peers, E, Burns Oates & Washbourne, London.
Featured image: Moonlight on the Everglades is an oil on linen painting executed in 1890 by American artist and illustrator Paul Frenzeny (1840–1902). It comes from the Florida Art Collection of the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/08/17/juan-poetry8/
#breadOfLife #fountain #livingWater #night #poetry #StJohnOfTheCross
- The eternal fount its source has never show’d,
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Song of the soul that rejoices to know God by faith.
How well I know the fount that freely flows
Although ’tis night!- The eternal fount its source has never show’d,
But well I know wherein is its abode,
Although ’tis night. - Its origin I know not—it has none:
All other origins are here begun,
Although ’tis night. - I know that naught beside can be so fair,
That heav’ns and earth drink deep refreshment there,
Although ’tis night. - Well know I that its depths can no man plumb
Nor, fording it, across it hope to come,
Although ’tis night. - Never was fount so clear, undimm’d and bright:
From it alone, I know, proceeds all light,
Although ’tis night. - Rich are its streams and full—this know I well;
They water nations, heav’ns and depths of hell,
Although ’tis night. - Yea, more I know: the stream that hence proceeds,
Omnipotent, suffices for all needs,
Although ’tis night. - From fount and stream another stream forth flows,
And this, I know, in nothing yields to those,
Although ’tis night. - The eternal fount is hidden in living bread,
That we with life eternal may be fed,
Although ’tis night. - Call’d to this living fount, we creatures still
Darkly may, feed hereon and take our fill,
Although ’tis night. - This living fount which is so dear to me
Is in the bread of life, which now I see,
Although ’tis night.
Saint John of the Cross
Poetry, VIII
John of the Cross, St; de Santa Teresa, S; Peers, E 1934–1935, The complete works of Saint John of the Cross, doctor of the Church, translated from the Spanish by Peers, E, Burns Oates & Washbourne, London.
Featured image: Moonlight on the Everglades is an oil on linen painting executed in 1890 by American artist and illustrator Paul Frenzeny (1840–1902). It comes from the Florida Art Collection of the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/08/17/juan-poetry8/
#breadOfLife #fountain #livingWater #night #poetry #StJohnOfTheCross
- The eternal fount its source has never show’d,