The most beautiful Christmas worship I have taken part in was in a small evangelical church in Oceanside, Grace Chapel of the Coast. They call themselves Grace Vinyard now, but the pastor is still the same gentle, spirit-filled man, Ron Ohst. Thanks to the wonders of the internet, I found a snippet of what takes place on Christmas eve at my first church home.

Each person held an unlit candle. The lights were turned off. Then as we sang Silent Night, one candle was lit. The person holding that candle lit one more. Then each lit candle bearer lit another. In what seemed to be a miraculously short time, the entire church was filled with the light.

Today I am asking you to share the hope, the wisdom and the strength of other pro se litigants or the attorneys who are not afraid to empower us. You can share this blog with someone you bonded with over your court inflicted traumas. You can share the YouTube channel of Advocate Lucinda or Steve Lehto. Think of who inspired or informed you on your journey through our courts.

Reach out to the person behind you. Let’s bring light to one of the darkest places on Earth; what would rightly be called our halls of injustice.