The Light Lives in Your Cracks
The afternoon sun is unforgiving. It shines on every word you said, every pause that felt too long, every moment you fear the mask slipped and they saw the mess underneath.
You are replaying the tape, hunting for the exact second you accidentally showed them who you really are. But listen — the light does not hide in your performance.
It lives in the cracks. There was a man born blind, and the world assumed his darkness was a punishment for sin.
They asked who failed, who broke the rules to cause this. The light answered: neither.
This happened so the works of God might be displayed in him. Your perceived failures are not evidence of your unworthiness.
They are the canvas. The very places you are trying to hide are the places where the light is most visible.
Stop scrubbing the record. The truth you are afraid they saw is the only thing that makes you real.
Drawing from
John 9:1-7, Matthew 5:14
Verses
Matthew 5:14
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