She came at noon—the hottest part of the day—because the only thing that burned hotter than the noonday sun was the sting that came from her stigma and the stares from her own people. 

Cast-aways.  Know any?  Abandoned, lost, alone, recovering from wreckage.  Normally, Castaways can count on a search party being summoned, but no one was looking for her…. 

Except one…

On this 3rd Sunday in Lent, join Rev. Jake Steele and CUMC as they engage this text that comes from the Gospel of John and speaks to the Samaritan in our own spheres of affiliation…the Samaritan in our own selves.

John 4: 5-30; 39-42