The Light Shines in the Quiet
The morning light hits the screen, and for a second, your thumb hovers over a name that isn't there anymore. You have a small, silly thing to share—a bird at the window, a strange cloud—but the silence in the room reminds you that no one is waiting on the other end.
It feels like performing okayness for an audience that has vanished. But listen—the light does not need an audience to be real.
It was shining before you picked up the phone, and it shines just as brightly in the quiet. You are not less valuable because your joy has nowhere to go right now.
The Father sees the smile you didn't send. The light is already holding that moment with you.
Drawing from
Matthew, John
Verses
Matthew 10:29-31, John 1:4-5
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