Exodus 17:1-7, Romans 5:1-11 and John 4:5-42

The past few weeks have been a challenging time for most of us. And out of those challenges of tornadoes and coronavirus and other personal demands and anxieties, we may well have looked upward with a host of heartfelt questions. Thanks be to God who is patient and allows for questions.

The Exodus is not going well for the Israelites. No water! They complain. Moses feels threatened by the people. God is asked questions! In John 4, a Jewish Jesus exchanges questions with a Samaritan woman who has had a rough life. By the end of that conversation she is bearing witness about Jesus to her neighbors!

Questions lead to answers, and answers lead to actions and new life. And even if the answers are less than clear or slow in coming, knowing that God loves us (Romans 5:8,9) strengthens us in the waiting for answers. We will need strength because waiting often drains us of energy and weakness on every level creeps in. God knows us and keeps us even in our weakness.

And so we wait……..but never alone!

Let’s be together this Sunday each seeking and requesting that living water that refreshes.

Pastor Barry