For as long as I can remember, I have been entranced by the story of the woman at the well. Despite its familiarity to us now, no part of the story goes as ancient audiences would have expected. You see, throughout scripture when a man and a woman meet at a well it’s usually a meet-cute, the start of their relationship. It’s how Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Rachel, and Moses and Zipporah all meet. Generally speaking, the man is thirsty, a surprising woman helps quench his thirst, and suddenly marriage is being arranged. But in this story, Jesus is the one quenches the woman’s thirst. And spoiler alert: Jesus and the Samaritan woman do not make their way down the aisle. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t a love story.