Discernment requires exposure.
Leaders stand where questions are unresolved, emotions are tender, and decisions carry consequences.
They often hold more than they can easily explain.
The July 16 optional memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel offers a quiet image of shelter, protection, and contemplative steadiness.
That image matters for leadership.
Because leaders need shelter too.
Not shelter from responsibility, but shelter within it.
A place to remember they are not the whole source of wisdom.
A place to lay down the illusion of control.
A place to listen for what fear cannot hear.
In the Two Loop space, discernment can feel exposed because the old structure is less certain and the emerging one is not yet strong. Leaders need practices, relationships, and spiritual grounding that help them remain steady.
Shelter is not escape. It is where courage is restored.
What gives you shelter while you discern?