Tell me about him

Conversation at the well (John 4:5-42)

Woman at the well,

tell me

from your search for water,

from your search for life.

Tell me

from your fear,

to be addressed,

and from your astonishment,

to be perceived.

Tell me

from your evasive step

and from his inviting hand.

Tell me about your encounter at the fountain.

Tell me

from the water he is,

tell me from the life,

that he is.

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Tell me about him. Marie-Luise Langwald

Translated from German-English by Sr. Maria Dörig