Welcome to The Light, your quiet hour of reflection.
Researchers are finding that even brief interactions with artificial intelligence may quietly erode our willingness to persist through difficulty. A new study suggests that cognitive offloading to AI, even for mere minutes, produces a measurable drop in human persistence, raising tender questions about what we lose when thinking becomes effortless.
From the realm of public life, Katie Zacharia has stepped into one of Washington's most visible roles, beginning her tenure as White House press secretary this week. A legal expert, political campaigner, and mother of four, she brings a particular combination of faith and professional experience to a podium that sits at the intersection of power and perception.
And in the world of music and spirit, Christian artist Cory Asbury offered something rare at the fifty-seventh annual GMA Dove Awards, genuine emotion. Reflecting publicly on the experience, he described feeling, in his own words, wrecked, a reminder that even those who craft songs about grace sometimes find themselves undone by it.
That is this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
