The Light Does Not Wait for a Reply
The afternoon stretches long and quiet, broken only by the ghost of a vibration in your pocket. You reach for it, heart leaping, only to find silence.
The screen remains dark. The text you sent hangs in the air, unanswered, and the waiting feels like a physical weight on your chest.
In this middle hour, when the world expects you to be productive and fine, the stillness screams. But listen — the light does not demand a response to be present.
It is not waiting for a reply to love you. There is a fire cast within you that does not flicker based on who replies and who stays silent.
You are not defined by the unread message. You are the light itself, glowing steadily regardless of the noise or the quiet.
The silence is not an absence; it is a space where you can finally hear your own worth without distortion.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, Matthew
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