A meditation in John’s Gospel, chapter 4, verses 23-26, using Lectio Divina. Today we return to Jesus and the Samaritan woman, engaged in conversation beside the well. They’ve come upon one fundamental difference between Jewish and Samaritan religious practice: “Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say the place where people must worship is Jerusalem.” Jesus seems to want to move away from this line of debate altogether. In this meditation on John’s Gospel, I invite you to join me in taking a ‘long, loving look’ at a few verses of text, beholding the words as living, shimmering, life-giving containers which hold endless layers of wisdom, mystery, beauty and truth. Just for these few minutes, I invite you to leave your dogma, your creed, your thoughts, and your rational mind aside, and become present to your deeper self, your true self or essential self. I invite you to a way of unknowing, a place of deep being.  Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina. Sign up for Lissy’s newsletter “The Contemplative Window” or join our Facebook group here Support the show by sharing it with a friend, rating it on your preferred podcast platform, or by becoming a member. Thank you so much! All music by Pete Hatch.