Journey to the Well by Diana Wallis Taylor is the tragic story of the life of the woman at the well who found herself face to face with Jesus, confronted by all of her sins, and how she got to that point in her life.
I think some of us, if not all of us, are guilty of assuming things about this woman and how she got into the position of being so deep in sin and lies. I think the reality is, is that no one wakes up and just decides they want to ruin their lives in that way. For our main character, it’s one event after another that drains her soul more and more until she doesn’t have any hope left in her.
She is abandoned. She is lied to. She is cheated. She is abused. Need I say more?
BUT WAIT.
The story doesn’t end there. I mean, does it ever? Her life doesn’t even begin until she meets Jesus Christ. Her cup was empty, her well was dry – and yet, the love of God completely refills her until she is overflowing with all of the things she didn’t have before. Hope. Love. Faith.
And joy.
Some things about this book that I really enjoyed:
1. First of all, you all know I have grown obsessed with Diana Wallis Taylor’s books. She does a great job of packing a lifetime of events into a decently sized paperback book. No surprise there – I loved her writing style.
2. I liked how the Taylor divided up the book for the different relationships in the main character’s life. First of all, it made it easier to separate and establish a timeline of events. Second of all, it was a unique way of breaking up a book as opposed to “part 1” and “part 2” and so on.
3. I really liked the dialogue between her and Jesus (which is obviously from the Bible, I know), and I also liked how you got to read about the other townspeople’s reactions. How her friends and family members noticed a change in her. I thought that was very powerful.
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