“Get up, pick up your mat and walk.” For a man who had lost all hope, Jesus steps in. This powerful story also shows us the way Jesus heals and restores far more than just our physical bodies.

A Jewish man, talking in public with a Samaritan woman known mostly for her moral failings. Scandalous! Jesus set aside ethnic, cultural, social and political barriers to speak to a weary soul and call her to himself, the Messiah. We can learn a lot from this holy interaction.