provided bountiful water for many generations. Jesus, in her view, had not the proper equipment to supply even a single swallow of water. But along with failing to perceive who Jesus was, she failed to discern the nature of the gift He had offered. All along we notice that the water she had in mind was water which could be physically drunk. She quite naturally understood the “living” water of which Jesus spoke to be “spring” water or “fresh” water (see Genesis 26:19). Even after Jesus promised that