Don't Call Me Resilient

*Revisiting a post from July 2023

“Pray for us now!”

The disruptive ping startled my attention as the notification banner cried out these words.

There was no context, no explanation, but none was needed. For my friend, the last several years have been one thing on top of the next: everything from family struggles to major personal health crises. She’s endured the worst any of us could ima…