Her story needed to be told…and yours does, too. The gospel writers give us few details, but Jesus listened to every word…Her story needed to be told…and yours does, too.

I anticipated an encounter with God on a recent trip to Scotland. Sandwiched between time in the bustling city of Edinburgh, we took an excursion to the Highlands - the “thin places” where the boundary between heaven and earth is said to diminish so that one can hear more easily from God.

The opening line of one of his most iconic songs is Hello, darkness, my old friend; I’ve come to talk with you again. Whether Simon intended it or not, he has echoed the closing line of Psalm 88.