The Light Does Not Scold Your Hunger
The night is gathering, and the house is finally quiet enough to hear the hunger. You reach for the food, or you press play on a song, hoping to fill the hollow space inside.
But the moment the first bite lands or the first note sounds, the shame rushes in. It whispers that you are just trying to numb the ache with something temporary.
That you are feeding a spiritual starvation with dust. In that heavy silence, remember this — the light does not scold you for being hungry.
It came specifically because you were empty. The Good entered your midst to restore you to your root, not to shame you for searching in the dark.
You are not defined by what you consume to survive the night. You are defined by the light that lives within you, waiting for you to stop running long enough to feel it.
The void you feel is not a failure; it is the shape of the divine, reminding you that only the eternal can fill it.
Drawing from
Gospel of Mary, Luke
Verses
Gospel of Mary 4:28-29
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