“Those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty,” Jesus tells the Samaritan woman at the well one hot afternoon. “The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” The woman is surprised by Jesus’ offer. After all, she is a Samaritan, a woman, and has a less-than-stellar reputation in her community. But she soon realizes that Jesus is talking about more than just ordinary water and somehow he also knows all about her personal life, so she runs back to town and tells everyone what has happened to her. People listen, and they value the good news about Jesus that she shares with them. Because of her witness the whole town winds up believing in Jesus (John 4:5-32).