The Light Sits Where They Should Be
The pot is still warm. The plate is on the table, set for two out of a habit your hands learned years ago.
You catch yourself reaching for the second chair before the silence reminds you: no one is coming home tonight. The ache of that empty seat is real, and it is heavy.
But look closer at the space beside you. The light does not need a crowd to be present.
It sits where the guest should be. You are not dining alone; you are sharing a meal with the very presence that filled the house before anyone else arrived.
The table is not incomplete. It is exactly where the Father meets you.
Drawing from
Matthew 18:20, John 14:23
Verses
Matthew 18:20, John 14:23
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