The Silence Says You Are Known
The house is quiet now, and the mask you wore tonight feels like it has fused to your skin. You lie here wondering if your laughter was real, or just a convincing script designed to keep people from seeing the hollow space inside.
But the light does not care about your performance — it cares about your presence. There is a truth that lives in us and will be with us forever, untouched by the roles we play or the fears we hide.
You did not have to earn your place at that table; you were already held before you spoke a single word. The panic says you fooled them.
The silence says you are known.
Drawing from
2 John, Matthew
Verses
2 John 1:2, Matthew 5:8
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