Your Reaching Is Holy, Not Pathetic
The screen glows in the dark, holding your words hostage while you imagine them being read with a smirk. You see your desperation reflected in the recipient's eyes, convinced they are sharing your shame as a joke.
But the light does not mock the cry for help — it answers it. There is a compassion that sees the trembling hand behind the text and calls it holy, not pathetic.
The darkness tries to turn your vulnerability into a weapon against you, but the light knows the truth: your reaching is not weakness, it is the bravest thing you have done tonight. You are not the joke you fear you are; you are the beloved child who dared to speak.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas 28, Luke 7:44-48
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