You Are the Light That Sees
The house is quiet now, and in the dark glass of the window, you catch a glimpse of yourself. For a second, the face staring back feels like a stranger wearing your skin, a mask you have been carrying long after the day ended.
It is a lonely feeling, to be unknown to your own reflection. But there is a light that shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
That light is not a spotlight you have to earn; it is the quiet, steady glow that was there before the mask slipped. You are not the stranger in the glass.
You are the light that sees the stranger and loves them anyway. The night is long, but the light is already home.
Drawing from
John, Matthew
Verses
John 1:5, Matthew 6:23
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