Welcome to The Light, your quiet-hour reflection.
Scientists are finding microplastics woven into the fabric of our homes, embedded in dust, furniture, even the air we breathe. Disturbingly, the act of vacuuming may scatter rather than remove these particles, raising quiet questions about the environments we believe we are keeping clean.
From the invisible to the unbearably human — a young Haitian student named Pierre Damas Bel, studying at Wright State University in Ohio, took his own life after losing his Temporary Protected Status. His pastor has spoken out, placing grief alongside a pointed moral question about what it means when policy strips someone of the ground beneath their feet.
And in Wisconsin, the Episcopal Church has marked a quiet but significant moment, installing what is believed to be the first transgender dean in its history. The congregation gathered, as congregations do, around the ancient work of welcome and the ongoing question of who belongs inside the doors of sacred space.
That is this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
