Welcome to The Light, your quiet hour of reflection.
In Fort Worth, Texas, the founding pastor of Journey Fort Worth Church, Alonzo Diego Fuller, has returned to custody on allegations of sexual assault. Months after denying the charges and being released on bail, his reappearance behind bars raises familiar, painful questions about trust, power, and the sacred responsibility carried by those who lead communities of faith.
From the vastness of human institutions, we turn briefly upward. Astronaut Butch Wilmore, who spent far longer in orbit than planned, has spoken openly about what those unscheduled months aboard the International Space Station taught him about surrender, patience, and the quiet presence of God in circumstances beyond our control. Stillness, it seems, can arrive even at seventeen thousand miles per hour.
And back on earth, the question of connection presses in. Mark Zuckerberg has suggested that artificial intelligence could help ease the loneliness crisis, filling the space where friendships might otherwise grow. Many thinkers push back gently but firmly, wondering whether a simulated companion can truly hold what a human heart most needs, or whether we risk mistaking comfort for genuine belonging.
That's this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
