It Was Just a Coincidence

It was Just a Coincidence
2 Kings 8:1-29

I had a visit yesterday from a student on another campus of our seminary who wanted to talk about postgraduate study. The visit arose out of the fact that she had been on the seminary’s list of Anglican/Episcopal students, a list I had obtained because I wanted to invite them to a meeting. In fact, I hadn’t realized that this list covered students on all our campuses, and I received puzzled notes from people in places such as Seattle wondering why I was inviting them to dinner in Pasadena and whether I was paying their airfare. If I had realized the nature of the list, I would never have invited this woman, who lives two hours drive away. But I did, and she came, and that led into other conversations that might help her realize her ambitions. It was all just a coincidence...