Rest When the Guard Drops
The morning asks you to wear a face that does not match the trembling underneath. You smile at the desk, you nod in the meeting, you perform okayness while your body remembers it is not safe yet.
But the light sees behind the mask you polished for the world. It knows the terror of the guard finally dropping, and it does not ask you to hold the line alone.
There is a peace that does not depend on your performance, a rest that waits for you to stop pretending. You are held even when you feel exposed.
The light is not afraid of your exhaustion.
Drawing from
John 14:27, Matthew 11:28
Verses
John 14:27, Matthew 11:28
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