Imagine being stranded in a desert, the sun beating down on you relentlessly and your tongue so dry that it's nearly glued to the roof of your mouth. You're desperate for even the smallest drop of water, and just as you think all hope is lost, you glance into the distance and you spot a flowing stream. You rush to it in joyful anticipation, and as you lower your hands in to scoop out some cool fresh water, you find out that it was merely an illusion, and you almost drank a handful of hot sand instead.
Would it surprise you to learn that this scenario is playing-out every single day for people all across the world? Today we will be studying the encounter that a certain woman had at a well, when she encountered a man that she wasn't expecting, and found a treasure she never even knew existed.