When your well runs dry

Aug 27
1 min read

"Stop returning to wells that can no longer satisfy. Christ offers living water that never runs dry." — John 4 — **"Stop returning to wells that can no longer satisfy. Christ offers living water that never runs dry."** — John 4

Ever feel like you're going back to the same "well" for a solution, only to find it's empty?

Maybe it's a business strategy, a relationship dynamic, or a personal habit.

It worked for a while, but now...it doesn’t.

The story of the Woman at the Well has always struck me as a profound business and life lesson. She kept returning to relationships that she hoped would satisfy her, 5 and even 6 times,

but each one ran dry.

It wasn't until she found a seventh, a different kind of connection

—described as "living water"—that her search ended.

She found a love that became a source of life within her,

so she never had to search in the same empty places again.

It’s a powerful reminder to audit our own lives and ask:

Where am I drawing from a source

that has run dry?

Fr. Mark Haydu LC.

The current chaplain to the Lumen Institute, NYC, is an experienced Spiritual Director with a demonstrated history of working with and in teams from Vatican City to New York City. Skilled in retreats, mentoring, fundraising, writing, public speaking, moral theology, and spiritual counseling. He is a strong community and social services professional with a master’s degree in both Philosophical Ethics and Moral Theology, with a focus on Family and Sexual Ethics.