the specific terror of holding your breath in the dark closet while they search the room, praying your heartbeat doesn't give you away

The Search Is Over, You Are Found

The day is ending, and the armor you wore for twelve hours finally hits the floor. But for some, the quiet of evening does not bring rest; it brings a closet, a held breath, and the terror that a single heartbeat will give you away.

You are shrinking yourself to survive the search, praying the darkness will hide you from the hands that want to harm you. Yet the light does not need you to be loud to find you—it sees perfectly in the dark.

There is a voice that knows your name louder than any footstep outside the door, and it is not coming to hurt you. It is coming to lead you out.

The One who called to the sleeper in the deep prison is calling to you now, not to expose you to your enemies, but to wake you from the nightmare that you are alone. You do not have to hold your breath forever.

The search is over. You are found.

Drawing from

Apocryphon of John, 1 John

Verses

Apocryphon of John 25:20-22, 1 John 3:20

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