Rest Where Silence Is Sanctuary
The afternoon sun is high, and the bed feels like the only place left to hide. You are lying next to someone you love, yet you feel miles away, terrified of a hand on your shoulder or a simple question about your day.
The energy required to fabricate a smile feels like a debt you cannot pay. You are performing okayness while your soul is quietly shutting down.
But the light does not need your performance. It does not need you to manufacture a response.
There is a rest that is not earned by explaining yourself. The silence between you is not a failure of love — it is a sanctuary where the truth can finally breathe.
You do not have to speak to be held.
Drawing from
Matthew, John
Verses
Matthew 11:28, John 14:27
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