the Samaritan woman at the well through Matthew’s account of the Passion on Palm Sunday. Such a common biblical study, enriched greatly if all three readings and the Psalm appointed for each Sunday are touched upon, will take us into the central images (water, rebirth, the raising of Lazarus, and so on) as well as the implications of being baptized into Christ. A careful study of each year’s sequence of Sunday lections will also prepare the congregation to hear the sermon and to participate more