The Light Sits With Your Exhaustion
The day is ending, and the armor you wore for eight hours finally hits the floor with a thud. You hated every minute of it, yet you stayed because the bills do not care about your soul.
That fear is heavy, I know — the terror of stopping the paycheck while the world keeps demanding its due. But listen — the light does not ask you to jump before you are ready.
It simply sits with you in this exhaustion, reminding you that your worth is not tied to the chair you occupied today. You are more than your labor.
More than your fear. More than the noise of the office that just closed its doors.
The kingdom belongs to those who are tired of pretending they are okay.
Drawing from
Matthew, Gospel of Thomas
Verses
Matthew 11:28
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