In a world saturated with difficult news, rising anxiety, and collective trauma, many of us are carrying invisible wounds. “A Glimmer” speaks to those moments when life feels overwhelming—when disasters strike, when headlines stress our hearts, when even those outside the military find themselves battling PTSD from simply living in our modern world.

This poem acknowledges the weight we carry while pointing toward the unshakeable hope found in faith. It’s a reminder that even in our darkest days, God’s light never fades, and we are never truly alone in our struggles.

Many disasters strike.
Our hearts grow heavy.
The winds of life beat against us
’til countless anxieties rise.

Worried.
Weary.
Troubled.

By all the things
that leave us burdened—
longing to be free.

The news today.
The wars that never cease.
Another headline fades,
we’re struggling
just to breathe.

PTSD,
straight up, PTSD.
And many of us are not
even in the military.

Let’s hold on to this glimmer—
the hope that lives within us.
Even in the darkest days,
His Light will never fade.

And still, we rise unafraid.