Rev. Kristen Hawley preaches at St. David’s Episcopal Church on the Third Sunday in Lent, centering the Israelites’ desert complaint in Exodus—“Is the Lord among us or not?”—and connecting it to congregants’ own moments of fear, loss, and uncertainty. She recalls a Mr. Rogers episode featuring 10-year-old Jeff Erlanger, whose sense of self blossomed when Fred Rogers asked him, unexpectedly, to pray for him. Hawley parallels this with Jesus’ first move toward the Samaritan woman at the well: not condemnation or instruction, but a humble request—“Give me a drink”—that sees her whole story without humiliation and offers living water as gift. Lent, she suggests, is less about proving worthiness and more about turning to find God already meeting us where we are.00:00 Welcome and Gospel Setup00:26 Is the Lord Among Us02:14 Mr Rogers Story Begins05:04 Its You I Like06:40 Would You Pray for Me08:33 Jesus Meets the Woman11:39 Grace at the Well12:53 Lent as Turning Toward God14:05 Living Water Conclusion
