In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jad explores the powerful encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman in John 4:5–42, a story that unfolds at the crossroads of culture, theology, and human division. As part of our Lenten journey, this lesson reveals how Jesus intentionally crosses boundaries of ethnicity, gender, and religion to reveal God’s living water to someone society had overlooked. Rather than a story of shame, this passage becomes a story of revelation: a conversation that transforms an unseen woman into a courageous witness and expands the understanding of worship, salvation, and belonging beyond the limits people try to impose. Through rich biblical insight and historical context, Pastor Jad invites listeners to see how Jesus meets people in contested spaces—and how the church is called to follow him, crossing boundaries so that God’s love can reach the whole world. 

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