When you were baptized you died in the waters of baptism to be born anew as a child of God and a member of God's family. That makes us all brothers and sisters in Christ. Jesus calls us to care for, love and respect all of our brothers and sisters. Jesus connects us as one big family and the more we are connected to each other, the more we are connected to Jesus.
In this weeks gospel, we see Jesus reach out to the Samaritan woman, he teaches us to make friends with people who are different than us. Maybe they have different color skin, they come from a different part of the world or practice different traditions. When we make friends with people who are different than us, it shows that we want to be inclusive. We want to be connected to all of God's family and therefore connected to Jesus. Jesus invites us to embrace all of our brother and sisters because it brings us closer to God.
This week focus on being inclusive and making friends with people who are different than you.