"What makes this world so lovely

is that somewhere it hides a well.

Something lovely there is about a well so deep unpiped and real

filled with buckets and buckets of that

life-giving drink.

A faucet will do in a hurry, but what makes

the world so lovely is that somewhere it hides a well!

Sometimes

people are like wells

deep and real

natural (unpiped)

life-giving

calm and cool

refreshing.

They bring out what is best in you

They are like fountains

of pure joy

They make you want

to sing,

or maybe dance.

They encourage you

to laugh even,

when things get rough.

And maybe that's why things never stay rough once you've found a well.

Some experiences are like wells too.

People create them

They are life-giving

happenings

They are redeeming

experiences

They are wells,

wells of wonder

wells of hope

When you find a well

and you will some day,

Drink deeply of the gift within.

And then maybe soon you'll discover

That you've become

what you've received, and then you'll be a well for others to find

So lift up your eyes and look all around you:

Over the mountains,

down in the valley,

out in the ocean, over the runways

into the cities, into the country

sidewalks and highways

paths in the forest

into the hearts of a thirsty people.

Look!

And I beg you

don't ever stop looking

because what makes this world so lovely

is that somewhere

it hides a well,

a well that hasn't been found yet.

And if you don't find it

maybe

nobody will!

And if you don't be one

maybe

nobody will find you!"

~Macrina Wiederkehr~