Our Name...

The name, "Miriam's Well", was divinely inspired. Susan looked across the land one day, contemplating a name for the center. The wind and the water whispered, "Miriam's Well." For Susan this name created a particularly powerful image, reminding her of a story she had read about the Prophetess Miriam. As the story goes, on the second day of creation God implanted a jewel in the Earth. From it sprang the restorative, healing waters called Miriam's Well. The story later reveals that Miriam, Moses' sister, cared for Moses in his early years and later counseled him regarding his destiny to free the Jewish people from slavery.

The dual images of the spirited and strong Miriam and the sacred healing waters of the well are aptly suited to the energy of the place and to the people who gather at the center at Miriam’s Well.