11/04/2026
I see the world with new eyes—life is deeper, richer, and more abundant than I ever could have imagined.
I did not always feel the presence of God. I know what it is like to stare into the void. I ran, I hid, I distracted & numbed myself, I disbelieved and tried to disprove.
I know what it is like to feel hopeless, lost, depressed, anxious & filled with dread, mad at the world, mad at myself, and mad at a God I wasn’t even certain was real.
I curled up in the darkness and tried to make it my home. But even if I make my bed in hell, you are there. — Psalm 139:8
I can testify that God is light.
In my darkest hour I cried for help and God answered me.
My life had been dark and filled with shadows, like a perpetual winter night. But when I felt God’s presence in that room it was like the spring sun melting the frost off my heart.
Now I feel a hope now that defies logic. I have a faith I once mocked in others.
I say this not to brag or claim to be “right,” but to acknowledge that there are facets to life that I had not felt before.
I have grown so much in my faith this past year and I will never be the same. I stoked that fire with scripture, in prayer & fellowship, by asking the questions that haunted me and finally finding peace in the answers.
I see the beauty of the world through the eyes of faith. It is more glorious than I ever could have imagined.
