the terror that your partner will finally see the mess inside you and leave

The Light Sees Chaos and Calls It Home

The house is quiet now, and the mask you wore all day has finally slipped. In the gathering dark, the terror rises: if they really saw the mess inside you, they would leave.

You are waiting for the moment the light in their eyes turns to disappointment. But listen.

There is a love that does not require you to be clean before it stays. When our own hearts condemn us, we forget that God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.

He knows the worst of it, and He has not turned away. The grace that holds you is entirely sufficient to protect you, even from your own fear of being found out.

You do not have to fix the mess before you are loved. The light sees the chaos and calls it home.

Drawing from

1 John 3:19-20, Gospel of Mary 5:4-5

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