You Are the Light That Survives
The memory rises at this hour, sharp and specific, carrying the sudden certainty that they remember it exactly as you do. The shame feels heavy enough to crush the room.
But listen — the light knows the weight you are carrying in the dark. There is a mercy with you right now that is greater than your heart's verdict.
It does not require you to fix the past before it stays. It simply sits with you in the wreckage.
The thing you fear most — that you are defined by that moment — is a lie the darkness tells to keep you awake. You are not your worst memory.
You are the light that survives it.
Drawing from
1 John 3:19-20, Gospel of Mary 5:4-5
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