The Daily Office: John 4:1-26

John 4:1-26

"Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink." (John 4:7)

"The way to call anyone into fellowship with us is, not to offer then service, which is liable to arouse the resistance of their pride, but to ask service from them. Of course, the request must be prompted by a real need. The Lord was actually tired and thirsty when He said Give me to drink, and drew the woman into conversation by asking her for help. So social workers have found that they cannot bridge the gulf digged by their education so long as they live in a style different from their neighbours and offer service. But all is changed when they adopt the manner of life familiar in the neighbourhood and share its needs."

*From Readings in St. John's Gospel, by Archbishop William Temple