I know He’s going to come by today. Folks at the village said they were all headed this way. This man Jesus, I want to meet him. I’ve heard some of the things he’s said and I get excited when I hear them. Here he comes! He’s sent his followers off to town and he’s headed for the well. I will go there now and see him. I hope he will speak to me.
“Jesus I know we’re not supposed to speak but I want to talk with you.”
“Draw me some water from the well, I am thirsty”, He says. I give him water and talk with him.
“Jesus you talk about living, really living. What do you mean by that?.”
“It’s about being truly alive, it’s about loving all that you see.”
”I’m alive, I know that. But I don’t feel alive in the way that you say. What am I missing?”
”Love”.
”I love my husband, I love my children, is that not enough?”
”No. Do you love me, a Jew?”
”Jews and Samaritans have never gotten along. That’s just the way it is. So why do you ask if I love you?”
”Because I bring you something new, a new world where people love not only their family and friends, but their enemies as well.”
”What is this new world you speak of?”
”You have kindly given me water from this well. Thank you. But I will give you living water, water that means you will never die.”
“Do you mean live forever? That’s impossible.”
“I mean live forever in the Spirit, with the Creator.”
”I have never thought of life this way. I have never heard the things you say before. You ARE new. What you say is new. I want to love. It feels good to love. It feels right. What can I do to love the way You speak of?”
“You already do, my daughter, you already do.”