Sad Strength

She was weary, yet she radiated a particular strength I’ve seen in women like her—mothers who had lost a child and experienced crippling grief yet somehow managed not just to endure but come back with ferocious energy, determined to make the world better.  

Connecting

I learned that the most powerful thing to happen in the pulpit does not come from eloquence or charisma, but from connecting with the people and feeling what they feel.