Mixed media on cradled board
"Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?” John 4:29 (Translation of the Greek on the halo.)
At the well, stories meet. Stories that separate: "Jews does not share things in common with Samaritans. Stories that are shared: "Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?” Personal stories: "Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well." "... you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!” And new stories: “I know that Messiah is coming....When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.”
Jesus sees her--and the fullness of her story--including that the promise of living water is also for her. He sees everything. He offers everything.
This painting of the person many call the first evangelist seeks to bear witness to her experience of the living water Jesus offers. In being known and being met with grace and promise, she is transformed. She cannot help share the story.