The Light Waits Behind Your Mask
The sun is up, but you are still sitting in the driveway, rehearsing the perfect casual greeting before you walk inside. You practice the tone, the smile, the way to say 'I'm fine' without trembling.
The mask feels heavy this morning. But listen — the light does not need your performance to enter the room.
It was already there before you turned the key. It waited through the night.
It does not require you to be composed, only present. You do not have to get it right.
The dawn breaks whether you are ready or not. The light sees behind the rehearsed words and loves the person hiding there.
Put the script down. The day has already begun.
Drawing from
Matthew, Gospel of Thomas
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