Location: Sychar, Samaria
Time: Circa 30 A.D.
Primary Scripture: John 4:3-42 — Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well.
The Samaritan woman stands in the town square of Sychar, her voice steady and filled with conviction. Around her are neighbors and friends who have witnessed the transformation in her life, eager to hear her story once more. Her words carry the weight of one who has found not only redemption but also belonging.
Samaritan Woman:
Many of you know my story. You’ve seen me walk these streets, carrying the weight of whispers and stares. You know my past, my failures, my shame. I was the essence of an outsider — a Samaritan among Israelites, a woman in a man’s world, an unmarried woman with a string of broken relationships. But today, I stand before you as something new, someone transformed, because of a man who met me where I was and changed everything. His name is Jesus.
I met Him at Jacob’s well, at midday, under the burning sun. I went at that hour to avoid the crowds, to escape the judgmental eyes of those who saw me as nothing more than a failure. And there He was, a Jewish man, sitting by the well. I was startled when He spoke to me. “Will you give me a drink?” He asked.
