Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace. You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. . . . I'm putting you on a light stand. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.
Life is sacred, especially human life.
It mirrors God, and each individual is a unique creation destined to perform a certain necessary work. From the first spark of its existence it is sacred, and must be treasured, like the discovery of a rare seed of an extinct plant that flourished a half million years ago and now, having been recently found, is capable of resurrecting that species once again. The uniqueness of that seed is nothing compared to the uniqueness of a human. Each human being is not just another human being that is replicable and therefore disposable. It is a unique creation and will never again be replaced, nor will its function be replaceable.