Rest Before the Curtain Falls
The key turns in the lock, and the weight of the performance settles on your shoulders before you even step inside. You know the script: smile, ask how their day was, hold the mask steady until you can collapse.
But the light does not need your act. It sees the exhaustion behind the eyes that the world misses.
There is a rest that does not wait for the curtain to fall. 'Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.' The light is not asking for your energy.
It is offering its own. You do not have to summon the strength to be okay.
You only have to stop pretending.
Drawing from
Matthew, John
Verses
Matthew 11:29-30, John 14:18
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