“Hope That Has Seen the Dark”

I left everything familiar behind to pursue a calling larger than myself. What I found was profound isolation — the particular loneliness of seeing what others cannot, of carrying urgent knowledge that feels impossible to convey. The anxiety came from understanding the stakes too clearly, from becoming a variable in the very equation I was trying to solve. But I've learned that feeling inadequate to the task doesn't mean you're wrong for it. You don't have to hold the entire weight alone. Your contribution doesn't need to be perfect — just honest and intentional. Light one small candle. That's enough.