Submerged in sin, chained within

Burdens heavy, heart heavy

Hands dirty, heart dirty

Heartbroken.

Avoiding stares, condemning glares

Head low to hide the shame

Weeping inside, wilting inside

Put on a face, shoulders straight

Act like I don’t care, but it hurts…

Sun’s up again, same thing

Thirsty body, thirsty heart

Dry soul

Trip to the well…Again.

Empty pitcher, empty heart

But wait…

Who is He?  (A Jew?)

He’s looking at me…

Why does He look as if He knows me?

Those eyes…

Why do I suddenly want Him to hold me…

Enfold me

To dry these tears my soul is shedding

He speaks to me

To ME

Why would He speak to me?

Yet…

It feels right

It feels like…that voice…do I know that voice?

Soul reaching

Heart longing

Thirsty…so thirsty

Flesh fighting, head and words questioning

What my heart is seeking

What my heart is seeing

What my ears are hearing

What my heart is hearing

Grace in His eyes 

(no condemnation though He knows…)

Love in His voice

His Words like rain on my thirsty soul

Quenching 

Then…

LIGHT.

Glorious LIGHT.

Joy bursting

Springing forth

Chains breaking

Burdens lifting

Living Water quenching…like nothing I’ve tasted…

And I’ll never go back, never thirst…

But I run

I run back, eyes wild

Eyes open

Hair streaming, tears streaming…

Curious stares

They circle ’round

“Is that HER?”

“She’s…different…”

“She’s…radiant?”

“HE…He knew me!!

Knows me!!

The Messiah!!

He knew…He saw…

Now something is different…

It’s all different!!

He…He loves ME. 

Loves me!!

And now…now I see!!

I can see!!”

And they run…they run to see.

And I SPIN.

Palms up, hair wild

And laugh…is that me?

Is that sound bubbling up out of ME?!!

Is this joy?!

Eyes to heaven, knees fall to earth

Praise and tears spilling forth

Out of heart

Out of lips…

JESUS. 

Beautiful Jesus.

We share the story

This thirsty woman’s story…

A once~thirsty heart

A sin~stained heart

A broken~to~pieces heart…

Then Love reached to us

Love offered us Living Water

Love sat with us in our mess

And He sees…

And He knows…

And He forgives…

And He loves.

“…but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”  2 Corinthians 5:17

“How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!” Psalm 32:1

“Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces will never be ashamed.” Psalm 34:5

(Read the full story of the Woman at the Well here…John 4)
Blessings,

~Nicole

“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”  Colossians 3:16