Stay Lit While They Fade
The middle of the day is long when you are watching someone you love disappear into their own darkness. You feel the quiet desperation of routine while they spiral, and you wonder if your presence even matters.
But the light does not panic when the world feels chaotic. It simply remains.
You are not responsible for fixing what is broken inside them — only for holding the space where they might remember who they are. The true light gives light to everyone, even to the one who seems lost to themselves.
That light is already working in them, whether you can see it or not. Your job is not to save them, but to stay lit yourself.
Drawing from
John, Matthew
Verses
John 1:9, Matthew 5:14
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