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SOMETHING TO THINK AND PRAY ABOUT THIS WEEK
We Thirst For Inclusion
A famous picture shows the Samaritan woman looking into the well and seeing her own image and the image of Jesus. In the depths of the well of her life is the presence of Jesus.
In the depths of the well, when we are in love, pain, death, decision, joy, we find God. God is near when we are near to ourselves, even in shame and sin. We thirst for meaning in life, for knowing we are totally loved, for community and companionship – and God offers all this.
This is the offering of God – the living water is the Holy Spirit. We thirst for inclusion – the disciples in this story did not want Jesus talking to a woman. So much of the religion of the time separated people. In the depths of the well, we are all equal.
We find the mercy of God in the well. As we go into the depths of prayer and ourselves, we are open to mercy. We may put conditions on God’s mercy – naming our sins, or numbering them. At the bottom of the well is the water of mercy.
Donal Neary SJ, Gospel Reflections for Sundays of Year A
We remember at this time...
St. Patrick lived a hard life after being kidnapped from his home and living as a slave in Ireland. Patrick cried out to a God he didn’t yet know, but God knew him, just as he knows each one of us. God found Patrick looking after sheep on a mountain in the remotest corner of the island of Ireland.
Let us cry out to God now in our deepest need or fear, knowing and believing that he will answer us.
We also ask that he hear our cry for peace on earth, and we echo the call of Pope Leo XIV for peace among the leaders of the world. Bless and protect all the innocent who are being killed or injured in these wars, and bring comfort to those who are suffering. Amen.
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