Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again.The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life" (John 4:13-14). They were both out of place: a woman out alone at the hottest part of the day doing heavy carrying work; and a Jew in the land of their enemies, the Samaritans. Yet Jesus has come out of his way to make time for this woman that no one else had time for. He asks to have a drink with her, showing her that He accepted her, even though He knows why everyone else rejects her for her scandalous past. She has sought to satisfy her thirst, her desires, in relationships with many men, however none of them have satisfied. Jesus recognises that her water jug and daily trip to the well symbolises her life.  She fills up her jug with this water but then it becomes empty, so she was come back the next day looking for something more to fill her up. Like her we all sense our emptiness and need for something to truly and fully satisfy us in the deepest ways, but we look in the wrong places falling into sin and shame. Only in relationship with God and delighting in all His goodness to us in Christ can we be made full. Although we have all turned to our own muddy water from broken sewers (idols) that cannot satisfy, Jesus has come to restore us to God, the stream of pure water, who alone can fill us up (Jeremiah 2:13). In all your thirsts and desires today make sure you come to the fountain of life in prayer.

Praise God Today: "All Who Are Thirsty".

Pray Today:

• For all those seeking to make use of the opportunities of the Commonwealth Games to engage people with the gospel, pointing them to the good God who created sport as one of His good gifts to enjoy.
• For the Puppet Ministry Team as they prepare for a busy programme over the summer of communicating the gospel to children and parents.
• For persecuted brothers and sisters in Iraq as they suffer in the midst of the recent ISIS takeover of many towns.