A woman named SAD-of HEART met Jesus at the well. Sighing with relief she placed the burden of her leaden heart at his feet. "No one cares! No one cares at all!" she cried to Him. He turned her face to Him, held it in his strong hands, and just loved her.

"One with me are the sorrowing. They shall receive comfort."

A woman named BURNED-OUT CASE found Jesus at the well. "I am too tired to go on," she confessed. "No one really understands that I feel all used up. I have nothing more to give. I want to quit, but I don't know how," she sobbed as she held out the worn out pieces of her life, faded, frayed, fragile. Jesus offered her His arm and said, "Come to me, and I will lead you to restful waters where I will refresh you and revive you and restore you to wholeness."

"One with me are the weary. They shall enter into my rest."

A woman named ANGRY discovered Jesus at the well. "Why isn't anyone willing to listen to me?" she shouted. "What do I do -- or fail to do -- that turns away my chances of being heard? Must everyone be a first-class story-teller to get a hearing? Tell me," she demanded. Jesus took her anger as one receives a gift and said, "Speak to me. My heart is ready; my heart is ready."

"One with me are the gentle. They shall hold as a treasure the land of their heart."

A woman named RESENTMENT approached Jesus at the well. Her face could not hide her feelings. "No matter how much I do, it never seems enough," she complained, "and I resent that my performance is measured against another person's accomplishments. I can only be who I am and not someone else." Laying His hand on her head, Jesus whispered into her ear, "You are my chosen one, holy and beloved. Put on meekness and humility...bind them with love."

"One with me are those who endure persecution as a disciple. They have a place in my kingdom."

A woman name WANTING-TO-FALL-IN-LOVE-AGAIN sought Jesus at the well. The light in her eyes spoke the questions in her heart: "How can I fall in love all over again? What will it look like when I do and how will I know I have?" Radiant with joy, Jesus smiled at her and said, "if only you recognized God's gift...! The desire to love is itself already loving!"

"One with me are the singlehearted. They already see God's face and hear God's voice."

A woman named NEEDING-FORGIVENESS came to Jesus at the well. Tears of repentance, like gentle rain, washed over her face and fell on His sandaled feet. "Forgive me, for I have sinned, and my sin is always before me. Do not cast me away from your presence!" Holding her to His heart, Jesus promised, "With great love, I take you back...my love, for I will never leave you and my covenant of peace will never be shaken. As far as the east is from the west, so far have I cast your sins behind my back."

"One with me are those who give mercy for mercy will be shown to them."

A woman named WAITING-IN-STILLNESS sat with Jesus at the well. She looked at His face. She said nothing. She held her heart in readiness. "Give me your heart," Jesus said. "I want to fill the emptiness. I want to mend the brokenness. I want to give it the shape of my own."