All it took was a sigh. Tim Keller saw the story as a profound picture of longing, sacrificial love, and the worthiness of a king. And I don’t disagree, of course. But I also see it as the epitome of hospitality. The quintessence. The archetype. In fact, if hospitality is the most ancient of ministries, this was history in the making.

Sometimes moments of purity invite themselves into our world without notice, permission, or apology. Those moments don’t always last.