Welcome to The Light, your quiet-hour reflection.
In the forests of Australia, scientists have been watching the greater glider drift between ancient eucalyptus trees, and what they found gently humbles our assumptions. These creatures travel shorter distances than we once believed, which means their survival depends even more deeply on the preservation of each individual tree they call home.
From the canopy to the congregation, we turn now to South Carolina, where church leaders have resigned and face obstruction charges after their community knowingly employed a convicted sex offender near children. Families have filed lawsuits, and the weight of that betrayal, of trust placed and broken within a space meant for sanctuary, asks something serious of all who lead.
And in the noise of public discourse this week, a Fox News host directed a vulgar attack toward a Christian journalist who had raised a moral question. Pastors and commentators responded with sharp words of their own. Whatever one believes about the underlying issue, something worth sitting with remains, which is how quickly outrage on all sides can swallow the very conversation it claims to protect.
That is this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
