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the shame of replaying the exact moment you realized they were lying to you while you were vulnerable

The Light Survived The Lie

When You Don't Know Who You AreWhen Shame Won't Let Go

The house is quiet now, but your mind is loud with the replay. That exact second when you saw the lie in their eyes while you were open, while you were trusting.

It plays on a loop, a sharp reel of shame that says you should have known better. You are still here, watching the ghost of that moment, convinced the darkness has won.

But the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. The lie was theirs, but the light inside you remains untouched by their deceit.

You are not defined by the moment you were fooled. You are defined by the light that survived it.

The night is long, but the light is already standing in the room with you.

Drawing from

John, Gospel of Thomas

Verses

John 1:5, Thomas 24

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