The Gospel text from the lectionary for last Sunday is John 4:5-42. Now that’s a long section to read and it has a lot of good stuff in it. This the well-known story of Jesus talking to the Samaritan woman at the well. There are two things that I want to highlight in this passage for you. 

March is Women’s History Month! It is also the season of Lent! As you already know we are creating a Mosaic during worship, while we talk about the Mosaic of our lives where God uses all our life experiences to create the person God intends for us to be. No part of us, no piece of our lives is left out or lost in God’s mosaic of our lives.

Matthew 4:1-11 is a well-known story of Jesus in the wilderness being tempted by the devil. He is led into the wilderness (the desert) by the Holy Spirit, where he then fasts for 40 days. Spending 40 days in the wilderness is a common theme throughout the Bible.