The Light Waits in Your Stillness
The afternoon sun is bright, but your hands feel heavy with the memory of when they refused to move. You were the strong one, the one everyone leaned on, yet in the moment that mattered most, you froze.
The light did not vanish because you failed to act. It was there even in your stillness, waiting for you to see that strength is not a performance you must maintain.
There is a peace that does not depend on your ability to fix everything. The light knows your hands better than you do, and it is not disappointed by their pause.
You are not defined by the moment you could not reach out.
Drawing from
John, Gospel of Thomas
Verses
John 14:27, Thomas 24
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