Silence Is Not Their Leaving
The silence after you spoke your truth feels like a verdict. You replay the quiet, convinced their stillness means they have already left the room.
But silence is not always absence — sometimes it is the space where healing begins to breathe. The light does not demand an immediate answer to be present.
It came from the light, and to the light it returns, regardless of the noise or the quiet in between. You are not defined by the response you did not get.
You are defined by the courage it took to speak. The light was there when you apologized, and it is here now, holding you in the wait.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, John
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