This season continues to show me that when I honor pace, spirit, and lineage, the work reveals itself — not as something I must chase, but as something I am entrusted to steward.

I grew up in the Black Church. And if you did too, maybe you remember that part of the service set aside for Testimonies. It was the time when folks shared the ways that God had kept them that week, professed the ways that God was going to show up on their behalf, and affirmed how the Holy Spirit had been speaking to them—the victories, the visions, and the lessons."

Listening to rupture, honoring reflection, choosing realignment. Over the past month, I’ve found myself immersed in work that seeks to...