All Saints' Day, Year A 2026: 1 John 3:1-3
I accomplished two pop culture milestones the summer I was a hospital chaplain intern: I watched the whole series of Friends , and I played through the game Diablo 3 . I had not played the first two Diablo games, but my husband assured me I would be fine. As I was walking around and meeting characters, my character met this woman named Adria who was part of the whole storyline of the game. About two days in, I said, “oh, she’s going to betray me.” It turns out I was right. She betrayed me. I had been giving updates of my progress to my fellow chaplains, who it turns out had played all three Diablo games. When I commented on how unsurprising Adria’s betrayal was, one of them said, “oh, no, you don’t get it because you didn’t play the first two games. When I played it and she betrayed me, I was SHOCKED.” It turns out this was a really beloved character in the first two games. But her story wasn’t finished yet. And she turned into someone that was so very different from who she had begun...