There’s this idea among the church fathers that praying for mercy for yourself is in fact praying for the whole world.
The cosmos is contained in each of us, a fractal of reality. If we get our hearts right, we will help right the world.
The older I get, the more damage I see causes and movements do – to the individuals that participate and to the world – the more I believe this.
You banish the darkness by shining brighter, not by starting an anti-darkness campaign.