The Light Knows Your Silent Heart
The cursor blinks in the dark room, a rhythmic pulse against the silence of the night. You typed the truth—every raw, trembling word of it—only to hold your finger over the backspace key until the screen went blank again.
The vulnerability felt too dangerous to send, so you swallowed the confession and let the darkness gather around you once more. But listen: the light does not need your words to know what is in your heart.
There is light within a person of light, and it lights up the whole world even when you are silent. You came from the light, and you are returning to it, regardless of the messages you delete.
Do not weep and do not be irresolute, for grace is entirely with you and will protect you even in your silence. The truth you tried to hide is already known, already held, and already safe.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, Sophia of Jesus Christ, Gospel of Mary
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