Father Anthony uses the story of Abraham’s obedience to God to encourage us to have faith in God’s plan when he is calling us out of our comfort zones.

Father Anthony reflects on the startling tenderness of the Gospel in John 4, where Jesus waits at Jacob’s well and speaks to a Samaritan woman—crossing boundaries of history, prejudice, and shame with the simple request, “Give me a drink.” He explores how Christ does not approach her as a case to be judged, but as a soul to be known—thirst meeting Thirst, loneliness met by the steady gaze of mercy.

What is the Catholic Charismatic Renewal? Father Anthony Gramlich, MIC answers this question and more on this episode of Ask A Marian!For more information on the Healing Masses celebrated at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, please visit ShrineofDivineMercy.org.