The familiar story of Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well is loaded with meaning. It is a pattern for considering our meetings with Jesus at various times in our lives. The story begins with Jesus asking this woman to perform a simple task, well within her ability: to get him a drink from the well. She did, after all, have the equipment. But she didn't want to do it and was able to provide some good reasons why she shouldn't. Every day of our lives, Jesus Christ asks us to do specific simple things which are as well within our ability as drawing a drink of water was for that woman: to speak a word of witness or share an act of kindness; to spend some time with a distressed or confused classmate; to tutor at the Power Program or help with the Adopt-a-Class Program; to …