Three stories from the Gospel of John read on the third, fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent (the Samaritan woman at the well, the healing of the man born blind and the raising of Lazarus) explore the role of Baptism in Christian life. "The evangelist is reaching out to 'you' on the principle that everyone in every time and place must encounter Jesus in order to have life. The characters encountering Jesus in the Gospel are described in a way every man and every woman can understand. Their encounters are narrated for your sake that in them you may recognize yourself and be drawn into meeting Jesus in your life," writes Brown.