There’s a particular kind of trust and faith needed when asking to be truly seen - to be searched, known, and gently illuminated, even in the shadows we carry. Sometimes, the hardest work is not hiding from our darkness, but letting it be touched by grace. We put up invisible barriers that often reflect the light away. But now and then, the directness of that light breaks through and illuminates the internal places we hide, and the life it brings is carried into our hearts.