"But sir, you don't have a rope or a bucket",

she said, 

"and this well is very deep.

Where would you get this living water? 

And besides, 

do you think youre greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well?

How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?"

John 4:11-12 NLT

Gotta love this person :)

She is telling Jesus he's got nothing here. Nothing that speaks into her world. 

She's the one with the access to water, and this 

water is as good as it gets.

She seems to be really asking Jesus; who do you think you are?

We've had 3 chapters of John unpacking who Jesus is, but this person knows none of that. 

She sees a tired, thirsty guy who is somewhere he shouldn't be, talking about things he knows nothing about.

Sometimes I'm the same. 

Jesus what do you know about my life, about what I feel, what I'm wrestling with?

What are you even talking about?

I think this dialogue is in the Bible to remind us that Jesus is OK with us having our perspective, our questions, our push back. 

Not being able to see him as he really is.

He was a tired, thirsty guy. 

Asking.

And, at the same time, Living Water.

Giving.

#gospelofjohn

#livingwater