HT3-My thirst for living water

The transcription is about the thirst for living water and the importance of encountering Jesus. It discusses the need to divest oneself of self-interests and to be open to God's surprises. It emphasizes the power of listening to God's word and how it can transform us. It also encourages finding the wells and springs that truly quench our thirst and sharing the good news with others. The transcription includes references to the Samaritan woman, Mary Magdalene, and other biblical texts. Overall, it emphasizes the longing for a deep connection with Jesus. 3. My thirst for living water. Before we go looking for God, God has already gone out looking for us. Jesus is by the well, waiting for us to come. It is important for each of us to make his or her personal exodus, as St. Ignatius says, everyone ought to reflect that in all spiritual matters, the more one divests oneself of self-love, self-will, and self-interests, the more progress one will make. S.P.X. 189. Presence of God. I assume a comfortable posture and let myself become silent. I remember that I am in the presence of God who is with me at all times and places. Petition. That I may find Jesus the source of life that is waiting for me. Composition of place. I imagine the water well, the Samaritan woman, the Lord by the well. Text. Minus John 4 verses 5 to 42, the Samaritan woman. Minus going out and waiting for somebody go out toward Jesus, like the Samaritan woman, without haste, knowing that he is waiting for you. As you go, ask yourself, how am I as I come to this encounter with Jesus? Where have I been looking for water? What kind of thirst have I had and how has it been quenched? What empty jars do I bring? What kind of emptiness do I have? What are my needs? Minus the surprise and the truth like the Samaritan woman, let yourself be surprised by Jesus' request, please, give me a drink. God is the God of surprises. Do not come to God with ready-made plans or carefully crafted questions. Come instead with great courage and generosity, open to discover how God shows up. God's love always surprises us, God always has something new to tell us. The Samaritan woman was a woman with her masks, who could not face herself, but Jesus' love freed her to do what she alone could not. God knows you better than you know yourself and accepts you just as you are. Ask God to touch you deeply and to help you to do what you alone cannot, to accept and to love yourself as you truly are right now, just as God does. Minus the listening that transforms we have a God who speaks. When God speaks and we listen, God's word reaches into the depths of our heart. Sometimes the Lord speaks decisive words about our lives, as when he told the Samaritan woman, go call your husband. Because she was ready to listen, Jesus' word touched her deeply and transformed her. Listening will transform you, as it did her. Jesus will give you a new heart, a heart of flesh. Trust him to do it at his pace. Minus the thirst for living water when we discover the wells and the springs that truly quench our thirst, we return to them, again and again, because we really need to. What deep wells have you discovered to refresh yourself when you are weary? Where have you found the living water that makes you truly happy? If you haven't found them yet, ask Jesus to help you. Minus the contagious encounter this woman was transformed by an encounter with Jesus that touched her heart. Grateful for the new life and freedom welling up in her, she announces this good news, inviting others to their own saving encounter with Jesus. What have your encounters with Jesus changed in you? What is being changed in you now? What more does Jesus hope to do for you? If you're not sure, let him show you. Then ask for the grace to share this good news. Colloquy Other Texts Minus Luke 15 verses 8 to 10, the woman who lost a coin and swept her entire house until she found it. Minus John 20 verses 11 to 18, Mary Magdalene searches among the dead for the one who is alive, and, therefore, she walks among the graves, crying sadly over Jesus' absence. Discovering You I imagine you and my solitude is filled with you, and it is not easy to say what I feel. Long have I been looking for you in my soul and my flesh, long have I been dreaming of you, I don't want to lose you. You are as fragile as the light, you light up my dawn. If you do not shine on me, I will never light up. My heart is poured out and beats with less and less life. Long have I been looking for you. Carry my soul in your flesh, I will carry your soul in my flesh. Rossana