Since becoming a widow almost two years ago now, life was scary at first. My husband and I had been married 56 years! We started dating in High School and I never dated anyone else after we met. He was the best husband any woman could ever hope for! He took such good care of me! He was such a good provider. Ours was truly a match made in Heaven.

When he passed away in April of 2024, I felt lost. Who would I be now? I had been the wife of a wonderful man all my adult life and hadn’t known anything else! We did everything together! Suddenly, I was lost. How would I take care of myself? Pay the bills.. or even know what those bills were? He went everywhere with me! He never liked to ride in a car if he wasn’t driving, so he drove us everywhere: vacations, stores, doctors, shopping! I was totally out of practice because I hadn’t done much driving alone anywhere for many years! I hadn’t even ever taken the car through a car-wash myself! I rarely had to pump gas! We planned meals together and he loved to cook so did most of the cooking. My adult daughters were wonderful and stuck close that first year; they were all very helpful. After that first year though, they needed to get back to their own routines and lives; their husbands, homes, routines and pets. They didn’t say this, but I knew it was needed. And I needed to learn to navigate life as a single woman! I was anxious about this. So I started going to church more, alone. I got involved and most of all, I began spending much more time in God’s Word, seeking His face and His help. I kept a Journal to record my thoughts and what God was saying to me as I read His Word each day. I had always read the Bible, but not so intensely out of so deep a need for HIM. I prayed: “God, teach me who You really are and who I am now!” Almost two years have passed now and I have never felt so close to Him! He is there each morning when I awaken (alone in the house, with the exception of my dog) and when I lay my head down to sleep at night. He is truly “closer than a brother”! He is my constant companion and friend, my Savior and my Strong Tower to whom I run for shelter and help.

The woman at the well, in the photo above, was not a Jew. She was a Samaritan and was despised by the ‘true Jews’. They were descended from Israelites who were mixed with other peoples after the Assyrian conquest. They had different religious practices and worshiped on Mount Gerizim instead of in Jerusalem and were seen as ethnically and religiously impure. When Jesus stopped at that well and asked her to give Him a drink of water, she was shocked as to why He spoke with her; Him being a Jew and she a Samaritan and a woman at that! Yet, Jesus looked into her heart and saw who she was and the need she had. When He told her all the things about her life that only God would have known, she knew He was the Messiah. She became an instant convert and believed Him. Then she ran to tell others!

Jesus alone can look into our heart and ‘see’ our emotions and intents and needs. I needed Jesus so badly when my husband passed, and He came to me in a way I have never known Him before. He has walked with me daily and met my every need. He is my Rock and my Strong Tower and under the shadow of His wings I trust. He never fails! I love Him! My heart and my devotion belongs to Him!

If you find yourself in need of Someone that knows all about you and yet still loves you in spite of it all, run to Jesus! He told the woman at the well to ask of Him water and He would give her “Living Water” and she would never thirst again.

I encourage you to RUN TO JESUS!

The Plan of Salvation:

All have sinned: Romans 3:23 Everyone is a sinner and is separated from God. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”

God loved us all so much that He gave His Son to die for our sins. Romans 5:8 “But God commends His love toward us, that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Death means separation forever from God. Eternal life comes by trusting Jesus Christ. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

In order to begin your new life in Christ (be saved), you must believe that Jesus died for your sins and declare that you accept Him as Savior. “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” (Romans 10:9)

This is God’s promise to you-if you accept Jesus, He will accept you. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13)

If you would like to accept Jesus now pray this prayer: Dear God, I know I have sinned and I want to ask for your forgiveness. I believe that Jesus died for my sins. I now accept your offer of eternal life. I will follow Jesus as my Savior and try to obey Him in all that I do. Thank you for giving me new life. In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen