the terror that your silence is actually absence, that god has stopped speaking because you are no longer worth hearing

The Light Waits in Your Silence

The silence right now feels like a verdict. As if the light has turned its back because you are no longer worth hearing.

But listen — the silence is not absence. It is the space where the light is waiting for you to speak first.

There was a man once who lived among tombs, screaming in the dark, terrified and alone. The light did not run from his noise.

It did not wait for him to be quiet. It came straight to him in the graveyard and asked his name.

It did not condemn the screaming. It listened until the screaming stopped on its own.

Your silence is not a wall God has built. It is the breath before you realize you are still known.

The light has not left the room. It is sitting on the edge of your bed, waiting for you to say anything at all.

Drawing from

Mark 5:19, Matthew 26:38-39

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