"Go call your husband and come back." --John 4:16

Why does Jesus ask the woman at the well this question? Why does He then list to her sins? Is it to shame her to repentence? No! Rather it is to explain to her what He meant when He said that He shall give a living water which will bring an end to thirst! By listing her five husbands, He shows her that she is not satisfied--she thirsts. What is it she thirsts for? God. Sexual union is meant to be a glimpse of the union with God in heaven; it is a sacrament--a physical sign of grace. It is a sign to point us to heaven! Jesus was telling the woman, "See! You have had sexual 'freedom' and yet you are not satisfied. That is because you are not looking for a human person or physical fulfillment but rather God. You are looking for me. I am the living water for which you thirst!"