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the crushing weight of needing to smile while crying silently in the checkout line

The Light Holds You While You Shake

When You're Running on Empty

The checkout line is long, and the mask feels heavy tonight. You smile at the cashier while your chest is caving in, terrified that if you stop moving, the silence will scream.

But the light does not demand your performance. It stands beside you in the quiet, untouched by the act you are forced to play.

There is a peace that does not look like happiness, a rest that exists even while your hands are shaking. You do not have to hold the world together for these next few minutes.

The light is already holding you.

Drawing from

John, Matthew

Verses

John 14:27, Matthew 11:28

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