The Light Sees Your Silent Smile
The laughter around the table feels like it is happening underwater. You are smiling so no one asks, but inside, you are a ghost haunting your own life.
In this deepest hour, when the mask feels heaviest, remember the light that shines in the darkness. It does not demand you perform joy to be seen.
It sees the silence beneath your smile. You are not invisible here.
The light is sitting right beside you, holding the space where your real self is hiding. You do not have to earn your place at this table.
You are already known.
Drawing from
John, Gospel of Thomas
Verses
John 1:5
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