The Light Needs No Performance From You
The mirror becomes a courtroom before the day even begins. You rehearse the smile, the nod, the acceptable version of yourself that won't raise any questions.
You practice being okay so convincingly that you almost believe it. But the light does not need your performance.
It sees the tremor in your hands before you hide them. It knows the exhaustion behind the eyes you are trying to brighten.
You are not loved for the mask you wear, but for the face beneath it. The light is already shining through the cracks you try to cover.
You do not have to earn your place in the morning. You are already the light of the world, even before you speak a single word.
Drawing from
Matthew, Gospel of Thomas
Verses
Matthew 5:16
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