Food for thought: (Bulletin 8 Mar 2026), Gospel: Jn 4: 5-42

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Food for Thought & Bulletin

(8 Mar 2026)

​​“Hope does not disappoint” 

That which is broken can be healed, if we believe that someone cares. Our lives can be totally changed, if we know that we are loved. The struggle to live as Christians can feel at times like a journey through a barren desert. In daily life there is often little around us that refreshes or supports our faith. 

God’s continuing care for His people is displayed once again as we watch the Gospel scene unfold.  The Samaritan woman stumbles upon Jesus at a well. 

Like the Israelites in the desert we must learn to trust God. Like the Samaritan woman we must reach deep within ourselves to get a glimpse at the truth which leads to living water.  Then perhaps we can embrace the Life he has promised us knowing that God is near, that God understands our pain, and that God will sustain us and carry us beyond our own Gethsemane, beyond our own Calvary, to the hope of our Easter.  And as St. Paul reminds us:  "Hope does not disappoint,  because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts."