‘I am a friend,’ the man said, ‘of those to whom you have tendered refuge. I wish to thank you, Timothy, on their behalf, for your courage and your kindness.’ “The man came up directly before me. His eyes were dark and filled with such compassion as I have never seen before or since. ‘Do not fear,’ the man said. I knew without speech that he, like me and those of my vision, had experienced crucifixion and had been transformed by it.
