04.21.26 And there he was…

She came at noon
because some kinds of loneliness choose the heat over the eyes of others

because shame prefers the middle of the day
when no one else is there to see it

a woman with a jar
and a life that had already taken more from her
than it ever gave back

five times she had tried
to drink from a well called love

security
respect
attention
kindness

each one promising
this will be the one
this will finally satisfy you

and each one leaving her thirstier
than before

so she came again
because even the broken still need water

even the rejected still get thirsty

but there is a thirst deeper than the body

and she carried that one too

a quiet ache
a lesser-than feeling
a soul that knew something was missing
but didn’t know where to find it

if I find in myself a desire
that nothing in this world can satisfy
the most probable explanation
is that I was made for another world

and there He was

sitting at the well
waiting

not avoiding her
not ignoring her
not disgusted by her story

waiting

a Jew speaking to a Samaritan
the Holy One
looking straight at her

He didn’t lower His voice
He didn’t look away
He didn’t pretend not to know

He spoke

and in that moment
He honored her with His attention

He saw her

every misstep
every what if
every place she had gone
looking for something to fill her

and instead of turning away
He leaned in

if you knew who was asking you for a drink
you would have asked Him
and He would have given you living water

living water

not something you have to come back for
not something that runs dry
not something that leaves you empty again

but something that fills you
so deeply
you never thirst the same way again

and suddenly the conversation
wasn’t about water anymore

it was about her
and it was about Him

and He made it personal

the same way He does with you

go call your husband

and the truth came out
not to shame her
but to free her

He told me everything I ever did

and somehow
that didn’t crush her

it healed her

because for the first time
someone saw all of her
and stayed

it was not too late for her

and it is not too late for you

she left her jar

the very thing she came for
no longer mattered

because when your soul is finally met
you stop chasing the things
that never could satisfy you

she ran

not hiding this time
not avoiding eyes

but telling everyone

come see the man
who told me everything I ever did

and they came

first because of her words
and then because they saw for themselves

she had been known for less
for failure
for rejection
for the story people whispered about

and now she was known
for pointing people to Jesus

saved for less than an hour
and already a witness

because when living water fills you
it overflows

Nicodemus came at night
with everything to lose

she came in the day
with nothing left to protect

and Jesus met them both

but oh
how quickly He changed her story

in an instant
God can change everything

do you believe that

you meant it for evil
but God meant it for good

He has never lost control of your story
even when it felt like you were just surviving it

He sees you

not the version you try to present
not the cleaned up version
not the one you hope people believe

the real you

and He is still sitting at the well
waiting

offering something
that will not run dry

so the question is

if you have tasted living water
what are you still drinking
that is leaving you empty

what are you going back to
that cannot satisfy you

because there is a well
that never runs out

and a Savior
who is not afraid of your story

He will tell you the truth about yourself
and reveal Himself to you

and when He does

you will finally understand

you were never meant
to live thirsty

This is the Jesus I know and serve. Do you know this Jesus? – Rosalyn