The Light Knows Your Home
The afternoon light is flat and heavy, turning familiar hallways into long, indistinct corridors where every door looks the same. You stand there with your hand on the knob, suddenly unsure if this is your room, if this is your life, or if you have wandered into someone else's routine by mistake.
It feels like walking through a house you have lived in for years and forgetting which walls hold your memories. But the light does not get lost in the hallway.
It knows exactly where it belongs. There is a drop of that same light inside you that was sent here specifically to illuminate this exact moment of confusion.
You are not drifting; you are anchored by a presence that cannot forget its own home. The door you are looking for is not locked, and you do not need to remember the way back to find it.
The light is already inside, waiting for you to turn the handle.
Drawing from
Sophia of Jesus Christ, Gospel of Thomas
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