The Crack Is Where Light Gets In
The engine is off. The silence in the driveway is loud enough to hear your own heartbeat racing against the steering wheel.
You are terrified that the moment you open the door, your family will see the crack in the performance you wore all day. They will see the exhaustion you hid behind a smile.
They will see the person who is barely holding on. But listen — the light does not require you to fix your face before you walk inside.
It is already in the house, waiting not for your mask, but for your presence. You do not have to be strong for them.
You only have to be real. The crack is not where you fail; it is where the light gets in.
Drawing from
Matthew, Gospel of Thomas
Verses
Matthew 11:28
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