John 4:34-38 NLT
Then Jesus explained: "My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work. [35] You know the saying, 'Four months between planting and harvest.' But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest. [36] The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! [37] You know the saying, 'One plants and another harvests.' And it's true. [38] I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest."
This comes immediately after Jesus speaks with the Samaritan woman at the well.
The Samaritan woman was the outcast, she was the one living in a less than best situation, yet Jesus deliberately spoke with her. It did not matter that she had lived with many. Jesus cared about her eternity not about how she was living. That was just the door to her finding eternal life.
There are many women waiting at the well. Will we care enough and love them enough to engage with them regardless of their situation.
