replaying the silence after you asked for help, convinced the pause means they are disgusted by you
The sun has set, and the quiet of the evening feels heavy with the silence you asked for earlier. You are replaying that pause, convinced it means they are disgusted by you, that your need was too much.
But the silence is not a verdict; it is often just the space where another heart is catching up to yours. There was a woman who washed feet with her tears because she knew how much she had been forgiven, and the light told her that her great love was the only proof that mattered.
The pause you fear is not rejection; it is the moment before the hand reaches out. You are not too much.
You are loved.
Drawing from
Luke 7:44-48, Matthew 14:29-31
Verses
Luke 7:44-48, Matthew 14:29-31
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