Stop Apologizing for Your Breath
The afternoon hums with a noise that isn't sound — it is the silent rehearsal of your own apology for existing while the world sleeps through its duties. You are performing okayness, smiling at the screen, while inside you are begging forgiveness for taking up space.
But the light does not need you to shrink. It does not require you to be smaller so others can be comfortable.
There is a rest that is not earned by exhaustion, a peace that does not depend on your performance. You were not made to apologize for your breath.
The light within you is not a burden to carry; it is the very reason you are here. Stop rehearsing the speech.
The door is already open.
Drawing from
John, Matthew
Verses
John 14:1, Matthew 11:29-30
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