the terror that once the mask slips, everyone will finally see the broken person underneath
The afternoon wears on, and you're still holding it together. Still smiling at the right moments.
Still answering 'fine' when someone asks how you are. But there's a terror underneath — what if the mask slips?
What if they finally see the broken person you've been hiding? Here's what the light already knows: everything hidden will be brought into the open.
And when it is, the light won't turn away. If your own heart condemns you, remember — God is greater than your heart.
The light has seen every fracture and has not left. The mask was never required.
You are already seen, already known, already held.
Drawing from
Matthew, 1 John
Verses
Matthew 10:26, 1 John 3:20
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