The woman of Samaria

She asks about water, worship, and the Messiah, then invites the people of her town to come and hear. John leaves her unnamed while giving her voice a consequential place.

Let the text introduce them.

Begin with John 4:1–42. Notice what the passage tells you, what it leaves unsaid, and what you may have brought to it from other retellings.

Make room for an encounter.

What question would you bring to this person’s story? Read slowly enough to notice a detail you have passed over before.