The Light Sees You Before You Perform
The mirror becomes a courtroom where you stand trial before the day begins. You rehearse the smile, the tone, the version of yourself that looks like it has it all together.
But the mask is heavy, and the panic whispers that if they saw the real you, they would walk away. Yet the light does not wait for your performance to finish before it sees you.
It sees the tremble in your hands and the exhaustion behind your eyes — and it calls you friend. You do not have to earn the right to be held today.
The light is already shining through the cracks you try to hide. Take off the armor.
You are safe just as you are.
Drawing from
John, Gospel of Thomas
Verses
John 15:15
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