Both Ramadan and Lent deal in some ways with sacrifice. It is a sacrifice to not place our needs first, and it is a sacrifice to humble ourselves to do the good that may not ever be seen or talked about or apprehended by human audiences.

I find myself baffled and with no adequate heart languages to convey the deep laments, anger and groans I feel as I hear, see and witness the intentional destruction and attempts at erasing what is.

In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus redefined the meaning of “neighbor” as the one who showed compassion. Then he added “Go and do likewise.” Of all Jesus’ parables, this is the only one where he added that phrase.

When we find ourselves, we find joy. We discover a testimony of grace planted in our hearts by the living God. When we find the little lights of ours, we cannot but let them shine. On this Trans Day of Visibility, find that light, and let it shine.