“Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.” Colossians 3:14 (NRSV)
Worship Link for Sunday March 1: https://youtu.be/eYfU5vOld6E
Worship: Sunday, March 8, 2026 10:45 AM
Trinity Annual Meeting: March 8, following Worship
REMEMBER TIME CHANGE THIS WEEKEND – SPRING AHEAD!
Scripture to Ponder & Prayer
3rd week of Lenten Journey
Texts this week: Exodus 17:1–7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1–11; John 4:5–42
To Ponder: John 4:5–42 — The Woman at the Well
At a well in the heat of the day, Jesus meets a woman who comes carrying more than an empty jar. She is thirsty—not only for water, but for dignity, truth, belonging, and justice. Jesus sees beyond her surface need and speaks to the deeper thirst within her soul. He offers not a bucket drawn from the earth, but living water—grace that restores, love that tells the truth, and hope that cannot run dry.
In this Lenten season, we remember that Christ meets us at our own wells: in the places where we feel exposed, weary, or unseen. He does not turn away from our questions or our stories. Instead, he sits beside us, listens, and offers the life-giving water that quenches the thirst of the heart and renews the courage of the spirit. The water he offers is not only for comfort—it is for transformation. It washes wounds, softens hardened places, and sends us back into the world as witnesses of grace.
Question for the journey:
Where is Christ meeting you today—and what thirst within you is he longing to fill?
Let’s pray…
Living God,
you meet us at the wells of our lives—
in the places where we are tired, thirsty, and searching.
You know the longings we carry:
for justice, for healing, for belonging, for peace.
Pour into us the living water of Christ,
that our hardened places may soften,
our restless spirits may be stilled,
and our weary hearts renewed.
Wash us, as with a basin and towel,
from all that keeps us from loving you and one another.
Teach us to receive your grace,
and then to share it freely,
so that others, too, may taste hope.
We pray in the name of Jesus,
the source of living water. Amen.
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