The Light Shines in the Empty Room
The house settles. A floorboard creaks in the hallway, and your body turns before your mind catches up, ready to say, 'I'm in here.' Then the memory hits: no one is coming to find you tonight.
The silence rushes back in, heavier than before. But listen — the light does not need to be found by another to be real.
It shines whether the room is full or empty. You are not waiting for a visitor; you are keeping watch with the One who never left.
The gathering dark is not a sign of abandonment; it is the canvas where the steady glow becomes most visible.
Drawing from
Matthew 6:22, Gospel of Thomas 24
Verses
Matthew 6:22
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