I find there are many distinct parallels in Jesus’s encounter with the Samaritan woman and modern day Christians found in John 4. To start most Jews of the day would travel around Samaritan towns and certainly would not interact with a Samaritan woman during the heat of the day. This was clearly not a chance meeting, but a teachable moment orchestrated by a loving God.
To set the stage, due to the time of day and what Jesus reveals about the Samaritan woman later in the account. I believe it is safe to say she was considered a sinful woman who likely retrieved water during the heat of the day so not to encounter others who would likely judge her and possibly rebuke her. From this we can assume her life was heavily influenced by her sins. Not too unlike many of us today.
When the woman arrived Jesus was at the well waiting and asks her for a drink. Her immediate response was a political assessment of why a Jew would talk to a Samaritan. Jesus’s reply was about what is important and real speaking to living water. But as many of us today, the Samaritan woman completely misses the real and argues the meaningless. It was only until Jesus spoke about her secrets and shame did she think beyond the political distractions and wisdom of the day.
If it was not for Jesus’s persistence the Samaritan woman could had missed the truth and fell for the temporal distractions of the day. Many Christians today are in the same position she was. We argue about things we likely do not fully understand and allow the wisdom of the day, which changes direction like the wind, dictate what we see and ultimately believe is truth.
There is only one truth in this world. His name is Jesus, meaning all other things are meaningless in comparison. The world competes for our attention through endless entertainment options and selfish pursuits twisting our reality to focus on self instead of truth. In effect blinding us from our purpose on this earth that we will ultimately be judged by.  Remember  “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few” (Matthew 9:37) our mission as Christians is to share the good news. How can we do this when we cannot see the truth? How can the blind lead the blind? They will both fall in the pit. It is not easy, but to truly see means we must discard the politics and wisdom of the day and focus on the truth. Jesus said “I am the way and the truth and the life.” (John 14:6). He is the truth and when we focus on Him alone then we can truly see.