Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage:

Reflective Reading: Read John 4:23-24 thoughtfully:

23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

Meditation: Reflect on these words from Jesus to a Samaritan woman as she seeks to understand. What is God speaking to you through this passage? What is the challenge that Jesus explains to the Samaritan woman?

Oration: From your reading and prayer, verbalize or write in the space below your response to what God is speaking to you from this passage:

Contemplation: Over the next day, contemplate this passage and what God is saying to you. Think on these topics:

• Would you consider yourself to be the kind of worshipper the Father seeks?
• Do you come before the Father in complete honesty and openness, or are there things that you want to hide from him?
• Is your worship at an intellectual or mechanical level or does your spirit join with God’s spirit in worship?
• What actions or attitudes might this passage be directing you to begin?