A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; NEW TESTAMENT STORIES

                                              IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY PART VIII

"I, a Samaritan woman, am living in Sychar in Samaria.... I had gone to the well to draw water... I do this every day... Usually I am here by myself... The reason that is so because I go here at 12 midday, the hottest time of the day... Today there was Someone when I got here.... A Jewish Man was here.... I was very surprised to see Him here.... But I did not say anything.... Jews are not supposed to talk to Samaritans.... Even more so because I am a Samaritan woman... But this Man talked to me....He, first of all, asked me for some water.... He may have been thirsty.... But He then began to talk about "living water.... I "forgot" I should not have a conversation with Him... I was so interested in learning more about this "living water"... The Man then abruptly changed subjects.... He began to talk to me about my husband.... The truth is, I do not have a husband....At least that is part of my story.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that Jesus switched subjects when talking to the Samaritan woman....

                 ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; NEW TESTAMENT STORIES

                                              IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY PART VIII

Jesus, having talked to the Samaritan woman about "living water," does not ask her why she has come to the well at 12 midday. Instead, He begins to talk about a matter which seems to be totally unrelated to water; He begins to talk to her about her husband as you can read in John 4:16-17a

He told her, "Go, call your husband and come back." "I have no husband," she replied.

The woman must have been surprised at His request for her to call her husband. As far as she is concerned,  her husband has got nothing whatsoever to do with her receiving "living water." Nevertheless, she decides to tell Him the truth, or at least give Him a glimpse of what she considers to be the truth.