Once when Princess Louise of England visited Bermuda, a magnificent public reception was planned in her honor at St. Georges.
The day before the gala event the princess went all alone for a stroll along one of the beautiful beaches. During her walk she became thirsty and stopped at the cottage of a native fisherman.
No one was home but “Auntie,” and she was busy as could be ironing a shirt for “Ole Man” to wear at the reception.
When the princess asked for a drink of water, “Auntie: replied, “I’se no time to bodder getting water for you. I’se fea’ful busy, for I’se bound to see the Queen’s chile tomorrow.”
“But if you’ll get me a drink, I’ll iron while you do so,” said the princess.
The offer was accepted and the princess finished the shirt and she got her drink of water. Then she told who she was.
When “Auntie” recovered from her surprise, she declared that “Neither ‘Ole Man” nor any one else should ever wear that shirt again.”
In the Bible we find a far more wonderful story about the King of kings, the Lord Jesus Christ who, in lowly human guise and weary with His journey, sat on a well and asked a poor sinful woman for a drink. Like old “Auntie” she didn’t know who this Stranger was. But He gave her a drink of the living water, which comes not from any earthly well, but from heaven. Read the whole of this wonderful story for yourself in John’s Gospel, chapter 4.
“Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give Me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water ... .
“Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” Vv. 10, 13, 14
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