A Softer Kind of Power
Each time I step back from CNN, MSNBC, and the restless chorus of news feeds, a quiet truth rises to the surface. What so often parades as power—conservative, moderate, progressive alike—carries the scent of exhaustion. The louder the claim, the more frantic the gesture, the more clearly its hollowness reveals itself. Noise masquerades as authority; force pretends to be strength.
And yet, beneath the headlines, wisdom moves softly. It appears in the courage to listen without rehearsing a reply, in eyes that meet the world with kindness rather than suspicion, in a smile that does not seek advantage, in prophetic words spoken sparingly, seasoned with compassion, and offered without demand.
This is a different kind of power. It does not rush or shout. It is anchored in Spirit—ancient, spacious, and quietly unstoppable. Nothing finally resists it.
How freeing it is to discover we do not need to posture like politicians or perform like CEOs of towering companies. Spirit-driven power has nothing to defend and nothing to prove. It is not measured by success or failure; wisdom knows both are passing weather.
Do you know such people—the ones whose presence slows the room, whose silence teaches, whose attention feels like a gift? If they are absent from your life, seek them. They rarely announce themselves, but the world leans toward them.
And what of the wisdom resting within you? Buried perhaps beneath urgency and fear, but still alive, still breathing. It waits in the quiet, inviting you to listen for the sound of what is most genuine in you. When trusted, this Spirit-rooted knowing does not clamor for attention; it gives birth to quiet wonders, again and again.
I confess I am no longer confident that our politicians in Washington are capable of leading us out of the mess they have helped create. But this is not a counsel of despair. Even now, wise and courageous people—diverse in voice, grounded in Spirit—are finding their footing, claiming their authority, and carrying a message of equality and compassion into the streets. A softer kind of power is already on the move. The only remaining question is this: have you found your voice yet?
