John 4:5-42 | Connection. We’re wired to live connected to one another and to God. And yet, for a myriad of reasons, it’s all too easy to remain hidden, alone, and isolated. This weekend, as we meet the Samaritan woman at the well at high noon, it’s likely she was trying to avoid connection. And yet, in that unexpected place, Jesus meets her – offering her living water. Today, even when we are not seeking Jesus, Jesus still comes to meet us where we are. And transformed by our connection with Jesus, we – just like the Samaritan woman – are also sent to testify to what we have seen, heard, and experienced. So, as we continue to journey through the wilderness this season, join us as we take a drink from the oasis of God’s grace, and as we are transformed by our connection with the only one who can truly satisfy.
Sunday, March 8, 2026, Third Sunday of Lent
Copyright acknowledgements: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. ELW Setting 4, © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission. Gathering Hymn: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. Text: Robert Robinson, 1735-1790. Music: J. Wyeth, Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813. Text and Music: © Public Domain. Hymn of the Day: Come to Me, All Pilgrims Thirsty. Text: Delores Dufner, OSB, b. 1939. Music: The Sacred Harp, Philadelphia, 1844; arr. Selected Hymns, 1985. Text: © 1992, 1996 Sisters of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN. Music: © 1985 Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: Blest Are They. Text and Music: David Hass, b. 1957. Text and Music: © 1985 GIA Publications, Inc. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: All Who Are Thirsty. Text and Music: Brenton Brown, Glenn Robertson. Text and Music: © 1998 Vineyard Songs (UK/Eire) (Admin. by Integrity Music). Covered under CCLI subscription. Sending Song: River of Glory. Text and Music: Daniel L Schutte. Text and Music: © 1991, Daniel L. Schutte, Published by OCP Publications. Covered under One License subscription.