In the long Gospel reading from the fourth chapter of John, we hear of the encounter that Jesus has with the (Samaritan) Woman at the Well. In the course of this amazing conversation, Jesus reveals himself more and more to the woman. She moves quickly from complete ignorance of Jesus to the point where she goes and says to her neighbors, "Could this be the Messiah?" This woman is a model for all of us. At first we don't know Jesus or anything about him. As we grow in our faith we come to know him as Lord and Savior. In worship and prayer we deepen our relationship with him. Through the Eucharist we have communion with him. At the end of each Mass we are told to "Go, and announce the Gospel of the Lord"!
