Jesus was tired after his journey. He sat down by the well, thirsty, hungry and worn out. He was so thirsty that he skirted all social protocol and asked a Samaritan woman to give him a drink. But Jesus' thirst went much deeper. He was really thirsting to save her soul. But his tiredness doesn't hold back his love for a lost sheep that crosses his path. The Samaritan woman came to the well at noon, the hottest hour of the hot, middle-eastern day.  She was a social outcast, avoiding contact with her peers. Jesus notices this, seeing in her eyes the anxiety that comes from an unstable life. Her wounded and suffering heart provides an opportunity for grace, and our Lord, forgetting about his own suffering, seizes it, changing her life forever. The Samaritan woman was so overcome with joy at encountering Christ, so eager to spread the news, that she left behind her empty water jar, the very reason she came to the well in the first place!  Christ wants to make a real difference in our lives, to redeem us, to give us a fresh start. Invite him into your life.