The woman at the well. You're probably familiar with the story. After all, it's a classic picture of Jesus going against cultural norms and rocking the proverbial world of His day. He shows up at a Samaritan village and strikes up a conversation with a woman who is there to gather water. This was not a chance encounter, but a divine appointment. When this woman had gotten up that morning she never dreamed that he typical ho-hum day was going to include a visit with the Son of God. This story reveals far more than Jesus' propensity to reach out to the less fortunate and the less-than-accepted of His day. He wasn't just ministering to this woman's spiritual needs, He was exposing the society's addiction to anything and everything but God to meet its needs. This woman was a case study in humanity's obsessive search for satisfaction and meaning. John chapter four provides a glimpse into mankind's Don Quixote-like quest for identity, hope, purpose and love. Jesus would reveal that He was greater than anything this woman could ever hope to find. He was life. He was living water. He was the One who could quench every thirst this woman had, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
