Living Waters

I felt that the Samaritan woman had tried to use relationships to quench her thirst, her life desires and while that did not work out, she still continued trying. While it never stated if her relationships were good or bad, I would say that it was not enough for her as something was still missing and she used another relationship to quench that thirst. And again that lasted only a short time.

The living water to me was truth and the Holy Spirit. I was once told that the love between the Father and Jesus was manifested in the Holy Spirit and thus that is our guide to living our faith, to live with the same love Jesus and God the Father had. To be able to love ourselves and to allow ourselves to be loved and in return to love others is really living water for me. If we focus on Jesus message to truely love, then our wants and needs take a back seat to actual love. But to love in such a way is really difficult.

I think my life is pretty parallel to the Samaritan woman's life. I do what I want alot of the times. I look for answers in the wrong places. I hide from the truth and do not put God in my everyday decisions. I sometimes also do not accept the love of the people around me and the love of God.

- DW