“’Will you give me a drink?’…. ‘Sir’, the woman said, ‘you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep.” John 4:11
This is such a simple exchange that it is easy to pass over as we read of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. It occurs to me that the woman has apparently realized that she holds all the cards here. The scene occurs at a well. Jesus wants a drink. He can’t get a drink without a bucket. The woman has the bucket. So, he starts a conversation and asks, recognizing he needs her help.
It occurs to me that this scene of course plays out daily in life. When I need the bucket, how willing am I to ask for help from the one who had the bucket? What holds me back from starting the conversation and asking? When I hold the bucket, what is my reaction when someone asks for it?
It occurs to me... 