The Light Sits Where You Hide
The silence in this house has grown teeth. It screams louder than the monitor ever could.
And in the hollow of 4am, a dark thought whispers that if the line just went flat, the noise would finally stop. You are not evil for hearing it.
You are exhausted. The light does not recoil from the thought that scares you most.
It steps into the room where you are hiding and sits on the edge of the bed. It does not offer a lecture on the sanctity of life.
It simply says: your faith has healed you. Go in peace.
Not because you performed perfectly, but because you are still here. The scream is real.
But the peace is realer. The silence you fear is not the end of the story.
Drawing from
Mark 5:19, Gospel of Mary 7:1-3
Verses
Gospel of Mary 7:1-3
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