The Light Does Not Look Away
The day is ending, and the mask you wore for twelve hours has finally slipped. You caught them seeing the tears, and you saw them look away quickly to pretend they didn't notice.
That averted gaze feels like a second wound, a silent agreement that your pain is something to be ignored. But the light does not look away.
It sees the exact moment your composure broke, and it does not flinch. There is no shame in the gathering dark that the light has not already witnessed and held.
You are not too broken to be seen. You are simply human, and the light is closer than their eyes ever were.
Drawing from
John 9:5, Luke 19:5
Verses
John 9:5
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