Come and See the One Who Knows You

Many assumptions are made about the Samaritan woman. People assume she was rejected by her community as a sinner. However, it is just as likely, perhaps more likely, that the woman was a victim of the men in her life. Men who used her, but never really knew her. Rather than being a sinful woman, John portrayed her as a woman of great spiritual insight. After encountering Jesus, her invitation to others was simple, “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did.” Jesus saw her and knew her. This same invitation is valid today, come see a man who knows you and loves you.  (John 4:27-42)