In our last episode, we heard how Jesus cleared the temple, an act of zeal for God’s house and a sign once again that he was the Messiah. Many did not understand him, or accept him, and the religious leaders began to feel the threat Jesus posed to their status quo. We also heard of one Pharisee, Nicodemus, who wanted to know more from this Jesus and sought him out at night. He went away deeply impacted by Christ’s words, but still not seeing clearly. Today we’ll hear the story of a very different person. This woman was not a learned teacher, and she didn’t seek Jesus out. She was in many ways the polar opposite of Nicodemus. And yet as Jesus spoke to her directly but with compassion, her entire life is changed as she experiences forgiveness in a way she’d never felt before.