Welcome to The Light, your quiet-hour reflection.
In South Carolina, Darline Graham stepped into the warmth of a hard-won moment, thanking the good Lord and all who prayed and voted for her after winning the Republican primary runoff for the United States Senate seat once held by her late brother, Lindsey Graham.
That spirit of daily prayer found an echo this week in the words of Denzel Washington, speaking to a gathering of young actors. The Academy Award winner offered a quietly practical piece of wisdom — put your shoes far under the bed at night, so that come morning, you have to get on your knees to retrieve them. A small act, a whole posture.
And the world paused to grieve the passing of Dolly Parton at the age of eighty. Christian artists and music lovers alike took to their phones and their hearts to say farewell to a voice that seemed to hold both sorrow and joy in the same breath. She gave us songs that felt like prayers, and a presence that felt like grace.
That's this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
