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My dear brothers and sisters:

 

Overcoming all the prejudices of the time, Jesus approached that Samaritan woman and began to talk with her. An unexpected situation caused this woman, who was going about her daily routine of drawing water from the well, to break free from the inertia that so often paralyzes us, and a desire to live differently was born within her.

 

In recent years, our lives have also been turned upside down. The pandemic and its consequences, the globalization of armed conflicts, the effects of climate change, and the economic crisis have caused the world to view the present and the Wall with fear and uncertainty. We feel insecure and fragile despite the comforts of our welfare societies. Although the naive optimism that we would emerge stronger from all of this has failed, it is also true that the experiences we have lived through have led many people to reorient their priorities.

 

Jesus broke the mold and routine that had settled into the life of that Samaritan woman and awakened in her a desire for a more authentic and meaningful life. Perhaps Jesus can also break some of our molds so that a thirst for a life that cares for what is essential, that is more concerned about others, that seeks God, may be born within us.

 

A thirst for a God who instills hope because He accompanies us in every situation we face. Today, Jesus offers us water that strengthens life with forgiveness, compassion for others, care for people, selfless love, and generosity.

 

This water quenches so many inner voids created by individualism, consumerism, superficial pleasure, rivalries, and the accumulated resentments upon which we have so often built our lives.

 

The Samaritan woman went to that well one ordinary day without knowing who she would find, and she ended up changing her life's priorities. Perhaps we too need this water that Jesus offers us in these difficult times to strengthen our hearts and to live always with the hope of those who trust in people and in the goodness of God.

 

Happy Sunday!

 

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