May 11, 2025 • Mother’s Day Sunday
“The Gravitational Pull of God’s Love”
Series: The Gift of Grace 3
Scripture: John 4:5-15
We explore how God’s grace operates like the cosmic force that binds our universe together, fundamentally altering our perception of time and reality itself. Given the approaching holiday, consider how (in the ideal sense) a mother’s love precedes her child’s awareness; similarly, God’s love goes before us in all aspects of life. On this Mother’s Day, we gather at the well with Jesus and the Samaritan woman. Notice as you read the passage how Jesus seeks out the Samaritan woman first—a woman estranged from both her Samaritan and Jewish communities. Just like the woman, Christ reaches out to us this day inviting us into a fuller relationship with God, one another, and all of creation.