A man on a journey who stops at a well
Where he meets a woman
Equals a love story
This plot saw Isaac married to Rebekah
Even though Isaac never visited that well
This plot saw Jacob married to Rachel
And this plot saw Moses married to Zipporah
A love story to make the little ones giggle
And the older ones settle in to listen
The motif is trusted
For it takes us back to our roots
To our ancestors
Even for every one of us in the church
These are our roots
A traveling man, a well and a woman
Equals a love story of profound importance
And so a day came when Jesus was traveling
From Galilee in the north
To Judea in the south
And he had to pass through Samaria
He and his disciples arrived at Sychar
While his disciples went into town
To find food
Jesus rested by the well
In the heat of the day
For he was tired and
The well was a quiet place
Until a woman came along for water
And found a traveler
But wait, that's the signal for a love story
A love story
Don't you remember who this woman is
She has had five husbands
And her present man isn't married to her
This cannot be a love story!
And yet as she came to the well
Jesus spoke to her asking for a drink of water
Water
That sparkling, glittering liquid
That quenches thirst
Will you give me some water?
Why are you speaking to me?
If you asked me, I could give you living water
And you'd never be thirsty again
But you have nothing with which to get
The water
But I give living water
With it you would never thirst again
Their conversation moved onto worship
And she learned of worship
In spirit and in truth
Then she learned of the Messiah
That he was there with her
And through it all
One truth radiated out for her
God loved her
And that truth grew into hope
God loved her and her people
And that grew into joy
So she went back to the city
To bring them to Jesus
That everyone could be a part of
This greatest love story
Of all time
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