Welcome to The Light, where we pause together in the quiet between the noise.
A Netflix docuseries has drawn painful attention to the life and death of Mica Miller, a pastor's wife whose former church members allege she was groomed as a teenager by her husband, John-Paul Miller, and subjected to years of abuse and exploitation. The story raises enduring questions about power, faith, and the institutions meant to protect the vulnerable.
From that shadow of alleged harm within the church, we turn to one cast from outside it. A Christian street evangelist was assaulted while preaching outside a GOP midterm convention by individuals described as an Antifa-style faction. Two arrests followed. Whatever one believes, the question of who holds the right to speak in public spaces remains urgent and unresolved.
And on the twenty-fifth anniversary of September eleventh, Terry Strada, who lost her husband in the attacks, stood at the memorial and called on President Trump to pursue accountability from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, naming former presidents present as witnesses to a justice still waiting to arrive. Grief, she reminded us, does not observe a statute of limitations.
That's this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
