The aftermath of Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman is twofold- it transforms the Samaritan community, and it transforms the disciples. The disciples are surprised, but they do not want to upset Jesus by confronting his activities. Instead, they ask if He wants any food. This leads into a conversation about what sustains Jesus. Just like Jesus would say to the devil in the wilderness, Jesus is sustained by every word from the mouth of God (and obedience to it). And what is the will of God?
I'll say it once, I'll say it again- to seek and to save the lost. The fields are ripe with harvest, eternal life is ready to be had. The best news is that the harvest was not prepared by us, not tended to by us, not dependent on us. No, the harvest is prepared by God, tended by God and dependent on God's activity.
That harvest is shown in real and physical form by the Samaritan woman, who becomes an evangelist and catalyst to her community's faith in Jesus Christ.
I pray that we can be like her- ready to show Jesus to people in our lives.
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