Ellie Holcomb Instagram – I have a bad habit of becoming friends with my counselors. I originally called Stephen a few months after I was hospitalized with meningitis in 2016. Months later I was still having awful dreams where I was back in the hospital and feeling like I was about to die, even though my physical health was back to normal. Stephen walked me through a pile of grief and taught me to see my emotions (sadness, hurt, loneliness, fear, gladness, anger and others) not as problems to be avoided, but as doors to understanding my story and my heart. Life is hard, but it’s beautiful. Even if you yourselves are not walking through tragedy, chances are that someone in your life is. That has certainly been our story these last few years. A few months ago, Stephen, no longer my counselor but now a dear friend and trusted confidant, vulnerably shared a few poems with me that he had written. I took a bunch of what he said, and added my own interpretations and music to them, then showed it to Ellie who helped me write the bridge. I called Stephen and said, “well, now you are not only a friend and poet, but you are a songwriter” and I shared this song with him. I hope it resonates with you as you walk through whatever trials you or those you love are facing. -Drew Make yourself low. Buy you a lantern, So you can wrestle with the angels while you’re still bleeding Carry the water, listen to the melodies. Make yourself a lover of the mysteries.