You Are Loved Because You Are Known
The house is quiet now, and the mask you wore all day has finally slipped. In this silence, the old fear whispers that if anyone saw the real you—the broken parts, the hidden shame—they would turn away.
But listen. There is a love that does not need you to be perfect to stay.
It knows every shadow you try to hide, and it has not left. You are not loved because you are presentable; you are loved because you are known.
The light inside you is not afraid of your darkness. It has already seen the worst of it, and it is still here.
You do not have to earn your place at the table. The feast was prepared for you exactly as you are.
Drawing from
John, Luke, Gospel of Mary
Verses
John 13:1, Luke 12:7, Gospel of Mary 9:4-5
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