Rev. Mike Reardon reflects on Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well, highlighting her isolation, his unexpected humility, and the life-changing offer of "living water." The sermon traces how this encounter reveals human powerlessness and God's sustaining grace.

Framed for Lent, the message invites listeners to receive the gift of grace they did not earn, to recognize their need, and to draw deeply from the well that quenches all thirst.

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Contributing to this episode: Reverend Mike Reardon, Reverend Amy Peterson, Dr. Kevin Seal, and Karen Marie Frederiksen.

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The Reverend Mike Reardon

Assistant Rector & vicar of the church of the advocate

Mike Reardon joined the staff at Trinity Church in January of 2024. Born and raised in eastern Connecticut, Mike earned a BA in Philosophy from the University of Connecticut before attending Berkeley Divinity School at Yale for his Master of Divinity.

Mike previously served at Grace in Asheville, Haywood Street Congregation in Asheville, and as a seminarian at St. Paul’s in Willimantic, Connecticut. He was ordained to the priesthood on the Feast of Julia Chester Emery, January 9, 2020. In addition to his role at Trinity Church, Mike also serves as vicar at Church of the Advocate. In each of these pastoral contexts, Mike is committed to cultivating a spirit of gentleness and an abiding sense of the blessedness we share with all God’s creatures.

Mike is a passionate cyclist, competing in bikepacking and gravel races. He loves to make homemade pizza, read, tend to his garden, and watch his beloved UConn Huskies play basketball.