Think about the Woman at the Well
The Samaritan Woman
The Woman in suffering
The Woman in pain
The Woman fighting embarrassment
The Woman who knew
The Woman who knew she didn’t matter
The Woman who collected water at mid-day
The Woman who built a wall
The Woman who knew what her life was
The Woman with no purpose.
Think about the simple Question
The Question that on the surface
Holds a small amount of meaning
The Question that changed everything.
The desire for a drop to drink
Is far deeper than it seems
And the well the water comes from
May not be as deep as you think.
“Can I have a cup of water?
Can you help me out?”
Can I humble myself enough to realize
That you are a person I know nothing about
Except for what I’ve heard in and around town?
Can I realize that such a simple Question
Might lead our talk in a direction
That changes both of our hearts for the better
Teaching us a lesson about Mercy
And Grace
And Love
And Kindness
And the power that Beautiful Questions hold
To change the mold
That we have been told
To fit ourselves into since the days of old.
