Water is mission critical when it comes to our wellbeing - as we've all seen in huge technicolor this week as fires burned unchecked. Truly, water is life.
Water was pretty critical in New Testament times, as well. It's no wonder that Jesus uses water to describe Himself to the woman at the well. Jesus sits down at the crossroads where the Samaritan locals faithfully came to draw at the well. That's when the conversation began and the promise of Living Water that flows from is announced.
And where does this promised life water go? It fills our world and touches others as we experience this abundant life that comes from trusting God. Jesus makes it pretty clear that He has more than enough Living Water to keep it flowing endlessly when we are connected to the Source. Not always an easy concept for children ( or adults) to grasp, but one that we can trust because we know Who is pouring out love. He is love.
This week's Union Kids lesson about the woman at the well is part of a larger curriculum designed by Meredith Miller, author of Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn’t Have to Heal From, whom you may remember from Union Family Quarter last year. Meredith is skilled at creating lessons that are designed with spiral learning to make sure the content and theology are age appropriate. As part of her curriculum, she prepares a companion piece for grownups and there will have copies on Sunday to take home for further discussion and exploration.
We will ask questions like:
-What does it feel lke to “not be thirsty” in the way Jesus means?
- If Jesus is living water, one thing that means is that he’s always there. Where do you go in a typical week? In all these places–Jesus is there.
One more word on water...In the early days of Union, one of our faithful pray-ers shared her vision. Although at that time, Amazon wasn't even in the neighborhood, yet she envisioned the ceiling of 415 open to the sky and the love and life of the Spirit in the form of gushing water to pour through the building, out the windows and doors, and into the streets of South Lake Union. It is Living Water - powerfully poured out..
This Living Water has changed lives through the faithfulness of the Spirit and I'm excited to see how this vision of Life-flowing continues to play out for Union, our kids and the broader community.
John 7:38
”Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”