Welcome to The Light, your quiet hour of reflection.
Scientists have found that gentle rhythmic tapping on the shin bone can stimulate neural pathways deep within the brain, offering new hope for those living with neurological conditions. The body, it seems, holds more wisdom than we have yet learned to ask of it.
From the body to the body politic — the World Evangelical Alliance appeared before the United Nations Human Rights Council this week, urging Israel to halt settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Their particular concern rested with Taybeh, described as the last predominantly Christian village in the territory, a community whose very existence now feels fragile and precarious.
And in Texas, the owners of Camp Mystic now face possible manslaughter and negligent homicide charges following the catastrophic flooding that claimed the lives of twenty-five young campers, two counselors, and a camp owner. Grief, in such moments, does not stay private. It becomes a question — about duty, about warning, about what we owe to the vulnerable in our care.
That is this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
