The Light Is Heavier Than The Darkness
The house is silent, but your hand is already moving toward the cupboard. You reach for the cup that numbs the morning, the ritual that keeps the feeling at bay.
And then you stop. You put it back.
In this deepest hour, that small refusal is a monumental act of waking up. The light does not demand you be perfect; it only asks that you see the chains while you are still wearing them.
Who is calling your name in this quiet? Not the habit.
Not the hunger. The voice that knows you are more than what you consume.
You are not defined by the reach, but by the moment you choose to let go. The darkness is heavy, but the light inside you is heavier.
Drawing from
Apocryphon of John, Gospel of Thomas
Verses
Apocryphon of John 25:16-19
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