It would seem, however, that this encounter was more than just life changing for this woman and the city of Sychar. This conversation also changed Jesus: ‘I have food to eat that you do not know about’.

And we are reminded that even Jesus was filled and refreshed by doing the will of God.

The true message of the story is about our human thirsts, the greatest of which is for a Savior. Christ alone can fill the hole deep inside of us that we stuff with so many other things on our earthly journey. But when we’ve found Him our lives are transformed and made new.