People often ask what got me through years of despair in my teens and twenties, and I usually say it was the community of people that carried me. That’s not untrue: a cup of coffee with a warm and affirming pastor on a sunny patio, or a new friendship just when I needed a fresh perspective—those connections renewed my spirit and gave me the strength to …
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