Welcome to The Light, where we sit quietly with the stories that ask something of us.
Greta Gerwig has confirmed what many suspected — Meryl Streep will voice Aslan in Netflix's forthcoming Narnia adaptation. The choice of a woman to voice C.S. Lewis's great male lion has stirred conversation about faithfulness, interpretation, and what it means to reimagine a beloved myth for a new generation.
Closer to the ground, a mother stood before Congress this week to speak the name of her son and his newlywed bride, killed by a truck driver who was in this country without legal status. Her grief carried a simple question that legislation has not yet answered — who bears responsibility when systems fail and families are shattered beyond repair.
And in Pakistan, Christian parents are appealing for the return of their fifteen-year-old son, Sagar Masih, who they say was pressured into converting to Islam while working at a factory. A rights organization describes his case as one of a growing pattern involving underage Christian boys in Punjab province, where faith and vulnerability intersect with troubling frequency.
That's this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
