as a photographer,
i am always searching for the light.
i know that photography has helped me
process the grief i have experienced in different seasons of my life.
i recently experienced another wave of heartache
and decided that i would lean into it
and photograph what the dim feelings felt like.
and here are the results of taking those photos.
this is my son, luke.
and his name means bringer of light.
and that he does.
the irony is that i was trying to photograph the dimness inside of me,
but all i could capture was the light.
On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor.
And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty,
while our presentable parts need no special treatment.
But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
so that there should be no division in the body,
but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.
If one part suffers, every part suffers with it;
if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
1 Corinthians 12:22-26