“God is not finished with this country. Our creator knows what comes next. A promise on His lips. Morning is on the way. Morning– that looks like healthcare when you need it, and food when you’re hungry.”

Congresswoman Lateefah Simon’s words rang out across a packed sanctuary, her voice carrying both defiance and deep conviction. She spoke to truth and justice in a way that mirrors GLIDE’s values of radical inclusion and unconditional love.

Framing the moment as a struggle between darkness and light—between midnight and morning—Lateefah reminded us that GLIDE stands as an anchor in troubled times. As cameras rolled and the Glide Ensemble swayed behind her, she called the community to action.

“What do we do at midnight?” she asked. “GLIDE has taught us what to do. We shout from the rafters and practice grace with a backbone. Grace tells the truth about harm. Grace never confuses accountability with abandonment. Grace stitches together what policy tries to tear apart.”

A rising force in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Simon spoke with urgency about the storms already breaking over poor people, queer people, and immigrants. “God meets us not after the storm, but during the storm,” she said, giving language to the daily struggles of those most marginalized.

Yet her message was not despair—it was persistence, resilience, and hope. She called us to believe in the possibility of morning and to fight for it together. She left us with this charge:

“When they go low, we fight back.”