“Honey, this world is going to come at you. The pain is real, and it is sharp. You know what it did to me. But you also know what I gave back to the world. Despite it all, I returned light for darkness. Remember that.” Her throat cried from dryness, but she forged ahead. “I am nothing but a feeble bag of bones with a decent smile. I did nothing good—not one solitary thing—apart from God. Whatever empowerment I had came from him. It’s the same empowerment you have for the taking. It’s walking at your right hand, as close as an ask. Whatever comes your way, you don’t need to be shaken.”
