Life seems full of coincidences. We run into people just after we think about them. We hear a song in our heads and shortly thereafter hear it on the radio. Sooner or later; though, what seems at first to be coincidence actually proves to have more purpose. Here’s an example… I recently read the story in John 4 where Jesus was tired on a journey. Being near Jacob’s well, he stopped for a while to refresh himself with a drink of water. What came as a result of this water stop was a conversation with a Samaritan woman at that well. Coincidence? Perhaps, but what came as a result of the conversation was life. The words exchanged there were nothing less than an example of hospitality, love, care, and a model for us to follow. Just a few days after reading this passage, I was blessed by an encounter with a student while I was on my way to fill my water bottle. This student didn’t have the life matters of the woman at the we...