I grabbed an unknown book off my shelf on my way to the hospital with Covid. Someone had given it to me at least a decade ago, and it had sat on my shelf for years, unread. The title caught my eye, and so I stuffed it in my bag. It was With God in the Crucible: Preaching Costly Descipleship, by South African Pastor Peter Storey. I started reading that first day, and immediately burst into tears...

This man should have beat a hasty retreat. Unclean! That's what you do when you come across a leper. You Run. Just like in The Matrix when you meet an Agent. You Run... But instead, he drew near, and ministered. What an incredible way to love a stranger. Thank you God, for this man. Who made a visible calculation to risk his life and health to be with me here. To be Jesus to me.