The Light Was Never The Costume
The sun is setting, and the armor you wore all day feels like it no longer fits. You are afraid that the person you became was just a temporary costume, and now the seams are splitting.
But the light was never the costume. It was the skin underneath.
You do not have to squeeze back into a shape that was never yours to begin with. The kingdom is inside you, not in the performance you put on for the world.
If you bring forth what is within you—the real, unmasked thing—it will save you. If you keep it buried, the hiding will destroy you.
The light does not need your disguise to love you. It is waiting for you to take the mask off.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Thomas
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