No wonder their souls are still being enticed by the world. Jesus, looking at this barren, desolate life, tells her of another well that will quench her thirst forever. The church will again have to cry out for this water. Not only should the church provide a place to pray, but it should also make prayer its most honorable practice. His house should be called a house of prayer among all nations.
Talent is often the most honored possession in church.
We emphasize it and encourage it so that we really don't care if our talent is saturated with prayer or not. We are determined to use gifted people, even though they have no prayer life. When the wells are stopped up, people begin to look to other sources to quench their thirst. Their lives become spiritually desolate. They become despondent and unconcerned about their souls.