THINK TOGETHER
Can you think back to a time when you were really thirsty?
READ TOGETHER
John’s gospel loves to tells us stories about Jesus. But it also loves to tell us the actual conversations that Jesus had with people. In John chapter 4 a conversation is recorded between Jesus and a woman at a well.
Now back then it was very strange for a man and woman to talk to each other alone. And it was really strange for a man who was a Jew to talk to a woman who was a Samaritan. Why? Because Jews and Samaritans hated each other. It would be like saying you hate someone just because they are a different race or a different religion than you are. Samaritans were both of the things. They were a different race than the Jews and, although they believed in God, they believed many different things than the Jews.
So when Jesus stopped and talked to this Samaritan woman he was teaching us something very important about how to love people who aren’t just like us. God loves everyone and so should we.
But what’s also important is what Jesus said to the woman. Since they had met at a well Jesus started talking to the woman about water. And here is what he told her:
John 4:13-15. 13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water [from the well] will be thirsty again, 14 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.” 15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”
Jesus told the woman that there is a “water” that gives us eternal life not just physical life. How many drinks have you had so far today? What about yesterday? Why do you need to keep drinking? That’s right – because you get thirsty again and again.
But when you receive Jesus and his forgiveness, his love, and his grace you will never be thirsty in your heart ever again. Yes, you’ll be thirsty in your mouth again physically. But you will never be thirsty spiritually again. You’ll never need someone to love you and care for you because God is always there loving you and caring for you no matter what. And he always will forever.
Because of Jesus you will never have to be “thirsty” for love again.
With Jesus and his love, you can care for others even when they are different from you.
DO SOMETHING TOGETHER
Here’s a great song to sing along to.
Also this is kind of fun. It might even illustrate what it feels like to need Jesus and his love like we need water when we’re thirsty. (Also I’ve never seen Three Amigos so I am not recommending it in any way as a family friendly movie)
PRAY TOGETHER
Jesus,
You are my living water. With you I always know I am loved and I always can love others too.
Amen.
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