There were no words to make Anna’s burden better or lighter, but there was incredible comfort in someone else coming alongside her in presence to help her feel like she wasn’t so alone.
Have you ever stood by that someone and felt utterly helpless? Do they have problems you cannot remove and health concerns you cannot fix? If so, you are a Watcher—and most likely also a Caregiver. You wince as your loved one winces and rejoice as they rejoice—but you cannot even walk a block in their shoes.
Life slows through the lens. There is just this breath and these pixels of creation. Yet it took me years to understand that this, too, is prayer. It begins as I lift my camera. The weight feels good in my hands—substantial, grounding. I am going to meet with God.
