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Jesus and the Samaritan woman
Read John 4:1-26
Here we read of how Jesus met with a Samaritan woman.
Travelling through the country of Samaria was the shortest route between Judaea and Galilee. However, relationships between Jews and Samaritans were very poor. It was unusual for Jews to speak with Samaritans, or for men to speak 13 Jesus and the Samaritan woman to women in such a way. In addition, it was very unusual for a woman to draw water at midday, indicating that this woman felt herself an outcast from society. Jesus provides an excellent example of a development worker here.
?What barriers could have made it difficult for Jesus to listen properly to this woman?
?What are the barriers we find in listening to people and valuing their views?
?How can we overcome these?
?What was it about Jesus that encouraged this woman to talk with him?
?What was the outcome of their discussion?
Nepali version below
विकास
येशू र सामरी स्त्री
यूहन्ना ४:१-२६ पढ्नुहोस्।
येशूले सामरी स्त्रीसँग कसरी भेट्नुभयो भन्ने कुरा हामीले यहाँ पढ्छौं।गालील र यहूदिया प्रान्त बीचको सबैभन्दा छोटो बाटो सामरियाको बाटो थियो। तर यहूदीहरु र सामरीहरु बीचको सम्बन्ध राम्रो थिएन।यसरी यहूदीहरु सामरीहरुसँग बोल्नु वा पुरुषहरु स्त्रीसँग बोल्नु असाधारण कुरा हुन्थ्यो। त्यसमा पनि मध्यदिनमा स्त्री कुवामा पानी भर्न आउनु त झनै अनौठो कुरा थियो।यी स्त्री आफैलाई समाजबाट बहिष्कृत भएकी महसुस गरेको कुरा यसले देखाउँथ्यो। यहाँ एउटा विकासको काम गर्ने मानिसको उत्कृष्ट उदाहरण येशूले देखाउनु हुन्छ।
?) यी स्त्रीको कुरा ठीकसँग सुन्न येशूलाई कुन कुन कुराहरुले बाधा पुर्याउन सक्थ्यो?
?) मानिसहरुको कुरा सुन्न र उनीहरुको दृष्टिकोणलाई मूल्यवान ठान्नको लागि हामीलाई के के कुराहरुले बाधा पुर्याउन सक्छन्?
?) यी बाधाहरुलाई हामीले कसरी जित्न सक्छौं?
?) येशूमा त्यस्तो के थियो जसले स्त्रीलाई उहाँसँग कुरा गर्न उत्साह दियो?
?) उहाँहरुको छलफलको परिणाम के थियो ?
‘This is a translation of a Tearfund publication, ‘Guide Our Steps.’
Nepali Translation by Rita Subedi, Translator, ITEEN
republished on nepalchurch.com new site may19,2013
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