Light Lives in the Crack
The call ends, and the silence rushes back in to fill the space where your voice just was. You replay the hesitation, the slight stumble, the pause where you searched for a word, and you convince yourself that this proof of your humanity is proof of your deceit.
The world expects a smooth performance, a mask that never slips, but the light does not live in the flawless delivery. It lives in the crack where the truth breathes.
The God who sees what is done in secret is not analyzing your tone for errors; He is resting in the honesty of your struggle. You are not lying because you are tired.
You are not failing because you are not perfect. The light is not a spotlight demanding you perform; it is the quiet presence that stays even when the syllables fall apart.
Drawing from
Matthew, Gospel of Thomas
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