Exposed to Be Inhabited, Not Abandoned
The afternoon light is harsh. It exposes every crack in the mask you wear to get through the day.
And the terror rises—not just that you might be seen, but that if you are truly seen, you will be left alone again. You brace for the moment the door closes behind them.
The silence after the exit feels like a verdict. But listen.
The light that sees you is not a visitor. It does not inspect and depart.
It has made its home inside the very thing it sees. You were not exposed to be abandoned.
You were exposed to be inhabited. The seeing is the staying.
Drawing from
John, 1 John
Verses
John 14:17, 1 John 4:12
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