You were not worthy of having, and you have what you hold through the grace of the Giver. Do not be slow to share with those who ask, as the woman of Samaria once shared. For having drawn water alone, she granted to others also of what she had received. No one asked her, and yet she gave to all, not grudging the gift. She thirsts yet pours abundantly. Not having drunk, she gives to drink, without having tasted, but like one inebriated she cries to her fellows, Come, see a stream that I have found. Is not this the One who grants joy and redemption?
~Saint Romanos the Melodist, “Kontakion on the Samaritan Woman”
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