The lesson is simple and unrelenting: we do not make it through alone. We walk together. We take turns carrying the light.
Selah Saterstrom
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Conversation with Mairead Case, The Creative Independent, May 29, 2025; Three complete consecutive sentences from Saterstrom’s concluding reflection on mutual support, using torchbearers in catacombs as a metaphor. Full published conversation read; her own reflection, not an Etty Hillesum or Lou Flo
- Conversation with Mairead Case, The Creative Independent, May 29, 2025
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