“And there was much weeping on the part of all;
“And there was much weeping on the part of all;“And there was much weeping on the part of all;they embraced Paul and kissed him,
they embraced Paul and kissed him,they embraced Paul and kissed him,being sorrowful most of all because
being sorrowful most of all becausebeing sorrowful most of all becauseof the word he had spoken,
of the word he had spoken,of the word he had spoken,that they would not see his face again.”
that they would not see his face again.”that they would not see his face again.”(Acts 20:37-38, English Standard Version)
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It starts with a phone ringing. That’s always where it begins. Perhaps in the dead of night, or the quiet space of an undisturbed evening, or maybe during one of those long, still summer afterno
