I have been to the Well of wells, I have drank of His water.

On a normal routine I walked to the well,
Overtaken by the physical thirst I longed for a drink,
In the flow of my thoughts I walked down the hill,
I met the Man who knew my all in all,
His face shining with the true light I felt a lift,
I was at the Well of wells he told me,
I felt my soul's mouth open in eternal thirst,

His light shining on my entirety I felt naked before the Truth,
Within him I read the lines of my entire life story,
Narrating it more plainly than I could, my mouth opened in surprise,
Even in total dismay I found the way to my knees in total surrender,
His mighty arm touching the feeble mine, my soul's thirst was quenched,
I have been to the Well of wells,
I have had a drink of the Water of Life, 

In the flow of His eternal water I became a new creation,
Completely gone was my soul's eternal thirst,
The weight of his precious grace and his pure joy gave me strength, 
Before Him all my chains and burdens were drawn away,
The smooth and soft breeze of true freedom and hope soothed my heart,
I have been to the Well of wells,
I have had a drink of the Water of Life, 

In total surrender I had given up all my old Identity,
My deeply held ethnic and world view biases were washed away,
Neither my stereotyped and prejudiced self stood anymore,
Nor did the old dirty and patched garment of the old remain,
In deep humility I bowed to the righteous King enjoying the new me,
I have been to the Well of wells,
I have had a drink of the Water of Life, 

Behold what a cleansing opportunity of all my transgressions and sins, 
Behold what a refreshing experience stepping into the journey of faith in hope,
Behold what a showering event as his grace was lavished onto me,
Behold what a quenching experience as His Spirit was in mercy poured onto me,
Behold what a baptism into His death and rising in new life,
I have been to the Well of wells,
I have had a drink of the Water of Life, 

And now I run to all my friends and family,

And now I run to all villages of the nation,

And now I run to all nations of the world,

And now like the Samaritan woman I invite them all to the Well,

To the Well of wells to drink the Water of life,

I have been to the Well of wells,
I have had a drink of the Water of Life, 

To those who are ensnared in their transgressions and sins, 

To those who mourn in the pain and desperation of life,

To those enslaved by the worldly greed and lust,

To those whose souls are thirsty in longing for fulfillment,

To the entire Creation will  Invite to the Well of wells,

I have been to the Well of wells,
I have had a drink of the Water of Life, 

I will carry on the invitation in life and in death,
I will carry on in times of acceptances and in times of persecutions,
I will carry on in times of trust and in times of being doubted,
I will carry on the great commission for the Well is with me,
I will carry on till all are quenched of the Water of Life,
I have been to the Well of wells,
I have had a drink of the Water of Life, 

Yet not alone but with the Well himself I go,
Yet not alone but with many who have drunk of the Well,
Yet not alone but with many others who were all once thirsty,
Yet not a lone but with many who trust the Water from the Well,
Yet not alone but with many in all corners of the world,
I have been to the Well of wells,
I have had a drink of the Water of Life. 

By Newton Gatambia,

23rd April 2013

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