The Gospel is from St. John 4:5-42. This gospel, about the Samaritan woman, is exceptionally rich. Every time we read it we are passionately moved by that intense conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman.

When Jesus asked a Samaritan woman who had come to the well to give Him a drink, more was going on than Jesus just looking to quench His physical thirst. As St. Therese of Lisieux wrote, “When He said, ‘Give me a drink,’ it was for the love of His poor creature that the Creator of the universe was seeking. He was thirsty for love. We might wonder why. Why would Jesus desire the love of someone who was not only a Samaritan, but who also had a checkered past.

Because that’s who Jesus is. Like the Father and the Holy Spirit, Jesus loves each one of us. No matter who we are or what our sins, He who is love cannot help but seek after our love. He thirsts for all of us.

So how do we quench Jesus’ thirst? By spending time with Him. Don’t think of it as an obligation or duty, something you “owe” to God. Think of it instead as a time when you are letting Jesus get His fill of you. He loves you so much that He can’t get enough of your undivided attention. He loves you so much that he wants you to put aside all the other demands in your life for a time, to a quiet place, and sit with Him. So give Jesus the “drink” he asks for. Remember, He enjoys being with you! Believe too that as you sit with Him, He is giving you the “living water” that will fulfill your deepest needs and desires, the water that is “welling up to eternal life” (John 4:10,14).

So won’t you join us by sitting and spending time with Jesus every Wednesday from 7:30 am to 8:30 am in the Chapel, and everyday from 4:00 pm-5:00 pm in Church in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament?

“Jesus, may I thirst for you as you thirst for me.”