The Quiet Room Where Light Lives
The afternoon sun is high, and the noise of the day has finally settled into a heavy, waiting silence. You sit still, and the old panic rises—not because you are weak, but because stillness feels like an invitation for the monster to return.
You brace yourself for the strike, convinced that peace is just a trick. But look closer at the quiet.
It is not a trap. It is the space where the light that was always there can finally be seen without the dust of activity obscuring it.
The monster is loud, but the light is deeper. You do not have to fight the shadow to prove you are safe.
You only have to remain in the room where the light lives.
Drawing from
John 9:3, Gospel of Thomas 24
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