Laughter Is Proof Love Survived
The laugh escaped before you could stop it, and now the silence feels like a betrayal. You are wearing the mask of okayness, performing the day while carrying the weight of having moved on without them.
But joy is not a stone you throw at their memory; it is the light they left behind, still burning in your chest. The Father's house has many rooms, and there is space for your grief and your gladness to sit at the same table.
Do not let your heart be troubled by the sound of your own life returning. The light does not ask you to choose between honoring them and being whole.
Your laughter is not the end of the love; it is the proof that the love survived.
Drawing from
John, Luke
Verses
John 14:1, Luke 15:22-24
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