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exhibit 028 · entered 47 days ago28 witnesses on the record

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AllAnxietyAngerAddictionGriefPerformanceLonelinessIdentityFamilyForgivenessPurposeGrace

EXHIBIT 028

FILED 06.20.26

RE: MY BEST FRIEND

WITNESS: ANONYMOUS

STATUS: CHANGED

she's still here, and she leads the group now

beforesomeone who texted me goodbye and meant it

nowalive, two years later, telling her story to kids who needed to hear it

“He will not let your foot slip.” — Psalm 121:3

filed under: Lonelinessfiled under: Grace

EXHIBIT 027

FILED 06.19.26

RE: COACH

WITNESS: DRE

STATUS: CHANGED

he stopped drinking and started showing up for kids nobody else would

“Let your light shine before others.” — Matthew 5:16

VERDICT: JESUSopen exhibit →
filed under: Purposefiled under: Identity
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“two years clean and back at the dinner table”

— EXHIBIT 026 · Grace

EXHIBIT 025

FILED 06.17.26

RE: MY MOM

WITNESS: SAM

STATUS: CHANGED

✶ VERIFIED WITNESS

transcript

she went from the angriest person I knew to the gentlest

thirty years of bitterness she wore like a coat

filed under: Familyfiled under: Grace

EXHIBIT 008

I let myself fall apart in front of God instead of holding it together for everyone.

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EXHIBIT 024

FILED 06.16.26

WITNESS: ZOE

STATUS: CHANGED

I learned to start the day on my knees instead of in my head.

beforePanic attacks every morning before I'd even opened my eyes.

nowThey still come. They just don't run the place anymore.

“Do not be anxious about anything… present your requests to God.” — Philippians 4:6

filed under: Anxietyfiled under: Grief
VERDICT: JESUS

I deleted the version of me that was just for the algorithm.

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord.” — Colossians 3:23

EXHIBIT 023 · Owen · every exhibit rests on the cross

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“I found out grace is louder than my record.”

— EXHIBIT 022 · Anonymous

EXHIBIT 021

FILED 06.13.26

WITNESS: FAITH

STATUS: CHANGED

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I stopped hiding the part of me I thought would make them leave.

I was surrounded by people and starving for one of them to really see me.

filed under: Lonelinessfiled under: Anxiety

EXHIBIT 020

FILED 06.12.26

WITNESS: LUIS

STATUS: CHANGED

I found a strength that didn't need to break anything.

“Better a patient person than a warrior.” — Proverbs 16:32

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filed under: Angerfiled under: Purpose

EXHIBIT 007

FILED 06.11.26

WITNESS: TASHA

STATUS: CHANGED

I stopped trying to be impressive and started being honest.

beforeKnown by everyone online and unseen by anyone real. I could fill a room and still feel empty in it.

nowI have three friends who'd answer at 3am. I'd have traded a thousand followers for one of them.

“God sets the lonely in families.” — Psalm 68:6

filed under: Lonelinessfiled under: Purpose
EXHIBIT 019

I made the call I swore I'd never make.

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EXHIBIT 018

FILED 06.10.26

WITNESS: BEN

STATUS: CHANGED

I ran out of arguments before I ran out of ache.

beforeI was sure faith was for people who couldn't handle reality. I had all the arguments.

nowStill ask hard questions. Just not from the outside anymore.

“I do believe; help my unbelief!” — Mark 9:24

filed under: Identityfiled under: Grace

EXHIBIT 017

FILED 06.09.26

WITNESS: ASHA

STATUS: CHANGED

I quit trying to earn a seat I was already given.

“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.” — Zephaniah 3:17

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filed under: Anxietyfiled under: Identity
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“I stopped waiting to feel ready and just obeyed.”

— EXHIBIT 016 · Cole

EXHIBIT 015

FILED 06.07.26

WITNESS: NAOMI

STATUS: CHANGED

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I let myself grieve in front of God instead of performing okay.

After we lost her I went numb. I called it being strong. It was just being far away.

filed under: Grieffiled under: Grace

EXHIBIT 006

I forgave her before she earned it, because I'd been forgiven the same way.

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EXHIBIT 014

FILED 06.06.26

WITNESS: THEO

STATUS: CHANGED

I quit measuring my worth in promotions.

beforeI chased a title for ten years and got it. Then I sat in the corner office and felt nothing.

nowSmaller paycheck. A life I'd actually choose again.

“What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” — Mark 8:36

filed under: Purposefiled under: Identity
VERDICT: JESUS

I told one person the truth out loud, and the shame lost its grip.

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us.” — 1 John 1:9

EXHIBIT 013 · Anonymous · every exhibit rests on the cross

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“I stopped auditioning for my own life.”

— EXHIBIT 012 · Lena

EXHIBIT 011

FILED 06.03.26

WITNESS: MARCUS

STATUS: CHANGED

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I forgave the man I swore I'd hate forever — and the weight left my chest.

I kept a list of everyone who wronged me and I read it like scripture.

filed under: Angerfiled under: Forgiveness

EXHIBIT 010

FILED 06.02.26

WITNESS: HANNAH

STATUS: CHANGED

I traded a thousand strangers for three people who'd answer at 3am.

“God sets the lonely in families.” — Psalm 68:6

VERDICT: JESUSopen exhibit →
filed under: Lonelinessfiled under: Family

EXHIBIT 005

FILED 06.01.26

WITNESS: JORDAN

STATUS: CHANGED

I put the scroll down long enough to hear something quieter.

beforeI checked my phone 200 times a day waiting for a feeling that never came. Comparison was eating me alive.

nowI still have anxious days. I just don't hand them the steering wheel.

“Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.” — 1 Peter 5:7

filed under: Anxietyfiled under: Identity
EXHIBIT 009

I put the scroll down long enough to hear something quieter.

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EXHIBIT 004

FILED 05.27.26

WITNESS: PRIYA

STATUS: CHANGED

I traded the plan I built to impress people for the one I'm not afraid to die having lived.

beforeI had the grades, the plan, the approval of everyone — and I was completely empty. I thought achievement would finally fill it.

nowLess impressive on paper. Unrecognizably better in the mirror. I sleep now.

“What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?” — Mark 8:36

filed under: Performancefiled under: Purpose

EXHIBIT 003

FILED 05.21.26

WITNESS: DEVON

STATUS: CHANGED

Someone loved me through the anger long enough for me to put it down.

“Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.” — Psalm 30:5

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filed under: Angerfiled under: Grieffiled under: Forgiveness
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“Day one was the hardest thing I've ever done. I haven't had day zero since.”

— EXHIBIT 002 · Anonymous

EXHIBIT 001

FILED 05.09.26

WITNESS: MAYA R.

STATUS: CHANGED

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I stopped performing for strangers and got honest with God.

I was running my whole life on approval from people I'd never even met. Counting likes at 2am, hating the face in the camera.

filed under: Performancefiled under: Identity