Held Because the Light Is Full
The house is quiet enough now that you can hear the kettle whistle cut through the dark. You reach for the second mug out of habit, turning to hand it to the space where someone used to stand.
Your hand stays there for a moment, holding nothing but air. The silence rushes in to fill the gap.
It feels like a mistake. It feels like forgetting.
But the light was not in the mug, and it was not in the hand that held it. The love you are looking for did not leave when they did.
It is the quiet hum beneath the silence itself. You are not alone because the room is empty; you are held because the light is full.
Drawing from
John 14:18, John 14:23
Verses
John 14:18, John 14:23
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