In this episode of Faith at Work, Pastor Harry Jarrett of Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren in Weyers Cave, Virginia, reflects on Jesus’ powerful encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well in John 4. Set in the heat of midday, this familiar story opens into a deeper invitation to see the humanity, dignity, and spiritual insight of the woman at the well in a fresh way.

Pastor Harry explores how Jesus crosses boundaries of ethnicity, gender, religion, and social expectation, not with force, but with vulnerability. Jesus begins not by offering something, but by asking for something: “Give me a drink.” In that simple request, we discover a Savior who honors the gifts of others, challenges the walls we build, and invites us into the living water of God’s grace.

This sermon speaks directly to Lent as a season of honest questions, spiritual thirst, and courageous encounter. What walls need to be named? What is Jesus asking of us? What do we most deeply need from God right now? Through this text, Pastor Harry invites listeners to consider how Christ still meets us at the wells of ordinary life and calls us into transformation, reconciliation, and witness.

Listen, reflect, and join the conversation as we seek the living water that keeps giving.

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