Welcome to The Light, where we pause to consider what the day is asking of us.
President Trump has authorized the admission of ten thousand additional white South African refugees into the United States, a move drawing both attention and criticism. Evangelical resettlement agencies are now calling for the broader refugee program, largely suspended last year, to be fully reinstated, raising deep questions about who we welcome and why.
From the corridors of policy, we turn to something quieter and astonishing. Scientists have captured on video, for the very first time, immune cells actively consuming cancer cells within the human body. What our biology does in the dark, without instruction or applause, is a kind of silent devotion we are only beginning to witness.
And in the space where public ministry meets personal limits, Christian teacher Mike Winger has announced a three-month sabbatical following his extensive series on cover-up culture within faith communities. He is careful to say this rest is long overdue, not a retreat from pressure, but a return to himself.
That is this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
