To See God in the Form of a Person

Paying Respects to My Mentor

Photo credit: Katie Richard.

On an otherwise completely normal January day, an historic event happened. It will never be found in the annals of any book but this one, but it changed the world, my history, and by proxy the lives of all I interact with, forever and for the better.

We met by chance in a hallway. She exuded dignity, nobility, and authority, but in…