Encounter Jesus Personally – A Well Within Every Woman

Encounter Jesus Personally - Samaritan Woman Reflection

Today I invite you to encounter Jesus personally starting with the Samaritan women, Photini, at the well of your heart.

“Now we believe, not just because of what you said, but we have heard for ourselves and know that this truly is the Savior of the world.” — John 4:42

Every woman carries within her the echo of Photini — the Samaritan woman — whose thirst led her to the well, unaware that she was about to meet the One who would change everything. The well, in this space, becomes a symbol of the heart — deep, hidden, often weary — yet created to hold the Living Water.

ENCOUNTER is where soul meets Savior.

It’s the sacred place of pause, of recognition, of intimacy.

As St. Teresa of Ávila wrote,

“The soul is like a castle made entirely of diamond or of very clear crystal, in which there are many rooms.”

In this space, one such room opens — the place where Jesus waits beside our well.

The courage of Photini can only inspire if we dare to know her—not just as a figure in Scripture, but as a woman who stepped out of shame and into purpose. She came with a past. She left with a mission. Her testimony lit the fire—but her village believed not only because of her words, but because they encountered Jesus themselves.

And so do we.

This is the invitation:

To come and see,

To stay and listen,

To move from hearing about Him to knowing Him for ourselves.

Prayer: Encounter Jesus Personally – A Well Within Every Woman

Holy Spirit,

Lead me to the well again.

To that sacred place in the heart where truth waits,

Where longing and love meet.

Let me come, like Photini, with questions, with weariness, with hope—

Having heard of Jesus from others,

but now ready to meet Him for myself.

In this space, I lay down my jar—my distractions, my defenses, my doubts.

And I listen.

This is the encounter we were made for:

Not secondhand faith, but the kind that transforms.

Not hearsay, but heart-say.

Not religion, but relationship.

Photini lives on—

In every woman who dares to come to the well,

and stays long enough to be seen.

Let every reflection here be a doorway.

Let every story be a stirring.

Let every word be an invitation

to personally encounter the Savior of the world.

Amen.

Reflection: My Own Encounter Jesus – A Well Within

Where is my well? The place I return to when I’m thirsty for more?

What jar do I carry that needs to be set down to truly encounter Jesus?

Have I ever moved from hearing about Him to really knowing Him? What did that moment look like?

Closing Quote - Samaritan Woman Reflection

"Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?" – John 4:29