Have you ever wished for a personal conversation with the Lord?  Not our prayers, which are usually us asking for something and hoping He hears us and answers us to our liking.

I’m taking about a real down to earth Question and Answer.  What would you ask?  What do you want to know? And moreover, what do you really need to hear?  Not what to want to hear.

Apart from the time Jesus spent in the desert with the devil, He is almost never alone.  When He leaves the desert, He is baptized by John.  He chooses the twelve apostles and followed by many disciples.   They believe Him to the be the Messiah and following Him as their rabbi. Their teacher.  He seldom is alone.   That is why he must go up to the Mt of Olives to pray.  By himself.  Alone.

There are crowds everywhere He goes.  Even indoors, people sit at His feet or cut holes in the ceiling to get near to Him.  A quiet conversation seems out of the question.   People listen to his teaching and want him for healing.

 One person had the opportunity:   A real one on one real conversation.  But she didn’t know who He really was.

The Samaritan women.  We call her the woman at the well.  We never know her name and He doesn’t ask.  He knows.
The disciples are away to get food.  It’s noon.  Hot and dry in the desert.  They are all traveling through Samaria. The Jews and Samaritans hate each other.  But here they are.   The apostles leave Jesus alone sitting at a well.  No one around.  It’s the chance of a lifetimes to speak to Jesus alone.  But it’s not what this woman is after.  (John 4) 

We aren’t told much about her except that she is coming in the heat of the day to fill her water jugs.  Why at this time?  Most people are home and not venturing out in the heat.  But here she comes, by herself.  Perhaps she is brooding over her life.  She isn’t happy. 

She sees a man sitting at the well by himself.  He’s a Jew.  She can tell by His robe with the fringes.  Why is He here anyway?  She will just get her water and leave.  She doesn’t want any conversation with this man. 

Thirst is the point!  She needs the water to quench her thirst.   But its more than just water she needs.  It’s a thirst to be seen for who she is….to be treated like a person of significance.  To be liked.  To be understood. To be loved!

But this Jew….told her about Living water.  He quenched the dry thirsty soul within her.  He knew her and accepted her for who she was.

She ran to tell others……. she heard the truth and she knew.  He was the promised Messiah!   He had come to Samaria to teach her.  To teach all of them.  She became a disciple of the Good News.

Are you also thirsty?