The Water Jar

"Then the woman left her water jar and went back into the city. She told the people, 'Come with me, and meet a man who told me everything I've ever done. Could he be the Messiah?' "
-John 4:28,29

"Don't miss the drama of the moment. Look at her eyes, wide with amazement. Listen to her as she struggles for words...And watch as she scrambles to her feet, takes one last look at the grinning Nazarene, turns and runs right into the burly chest of Peter...

Did you notice what she forgot? She forgot her water jar. She left behind the jug that had caused the sag in her shoulders. She left behind the burden she brought.

Suddenly the shame of the tattered romances disappeared. Suddenly the insignificance of her life was swallowed by the significance of the moment. 'God is here! God has come! God cares...for me!'

That is why she forgot her water jar. That is why she ran to the city. That is why she grabbed the first person she saw and announced her discovery, 'I just talked to a man who knows everything I ever did...and he loves me anyway!'

The disciples offered Jesus some food. He refused it--he was too excited! He had just done what he does best. He had taken a life that was drifting and given it direction."

Author: Max Lucado
Source: "Six Hours One Friday"